Zeeland West shuts out Canadian opponent by 'diving around out there'

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ZEELAND - Logan Nash didn't look very tired for a kid who rarely left the football field.

The Zeeland West senior, who is a defensive back and running back, was making tackles left and right with his teammates in a 24-0 win over Newmarket Huron Heights, a team from outside of Toronto.

"That's just how we play football," Nash said. "We're diving around out there jumping on piles. We're nuts."

Huron Heights runs a very similar offense to Zeeland West's Wing-T.

"It's just like playing the Unity boys; hard-tough nosed football," Nash said of conference rival Unity Christian.

The Dux (3-0) got touchdowns from Brandon Holman, Drew Albrecht and Kenny Howe.

Jeff Bolhouse, the Dux coach, was pleased with his defense.

"We work on playing with a lot of energy and running through the ball," he said. "We work on a lot of pursuit drills in practice where we have to chase the ball all over the field."

But it was no fun in the first and third quarters when the Dux almost never touched the ball. Huron Heights had the ball for the entire first quarter and got nothing out of it. They missed a 27-yard field goal.

"It's like what we do to other teams," Bolhouse said. "Give those guys credit. They are big, strong and well coached. The run the veer option (offense) and they just pound the ball. But we made 'em work and didn't give 'em any big plays."

Holman, a senior, scored on a 39-yard run with 8:50 to go in the second quarter. Kenny Howe caught a pass from Albrecht for the two-point conversion. Albrecht, the quarterback, scored on a 1-yard run with 5:09 to go in the second. Holman scored on run for the two-point conversion for a 16-0 lead at halftime.

Huron Heights again had the ball for almost the entire third quarter but had nothing to show for it.

Howe, a junior running back, scored on a 4-yard run with 6:18 left in the game. Howe then carried the ball again into the end zone for the 2-point conversion. It was his third touchdown of the season.

"Kenny's a great addition," Nash said. "He's really been a good football player so far. He gives us a lot of effort and we love that."