{"id":1049,"date":"2024-10-05T16:36:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T16:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2024-10-05T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T16:36:54","slug":"allison-sparks-cougars-in-24-0-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=1049","title":{"rendered":"Allison sparks Cougars in 24-0 win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Upper Lake shuts out Cloverdale for homecoming victory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UPPER LAKE >> Delaney Allison rushed for all three Upper Lake touchdowns as the Cougars celebrated their homecoming with a 24-0 victory over the Cloverdale Eagles in North Central League I varsity football action Friday night in Upper Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allison scored on a pair of 1-yard runs in the second and third quarters, and on a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter as Upper Lake improved to 3-1 in the league standings and 4-2 overall. The Cougars trail Willits (4-0) and Kelseyville (3-0) atop the NCL I standings, and they host Kelseyville next Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy one or 21, we needed this win heading into Kelseyville,\u201d said Upper Lake head coach Stan Weiper, who was serving a one-game suspension and wasn\u2019t on the sidelines after being ejected from the Cougars\u2019 20-12 double-overtime victory at Lower Lake a week earlier. \u201cThat\u2019s going to be a big game for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake had its hands full against a Cloverdale squad that has struggled to keep enough healthy bodies on the field this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey played hard and aggressive,\u201d Weiper said of the Eagles (0-4 league, 1-5 overall).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cougars managed just eight first-half points before lengthening their lead in the second half. Allison\u2019s first touchdown and Wes Wyman\u2019s two-point conversion run made it 8-0 at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Upper Lake\u2019s offense had a hard time getting going in the first half, the play of the Cougars\u2019 defense was excellent, according to Weiper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe defense played very solid all night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other than a 32-28 loss to St. Helena, the Cougars have allowed just 18 points in their other three league wins \u2013 against Clear Lake, Lower Lake and Cloverdale. Upper Lake sacked the Eagles\u2019 quarterback five times \u2013 two each by Nathan Boomer and Jack DeMunch. Mikel Compton and Landon Robinson also had interceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyman finished with a pair of two-point conversion runs and Billy Stillman caught a conversion pass from Jerod Rosales, who finished the game 9-for-15 for 134 yards. Allison had a productive night with 71 yards on 15 carries, including the three TDs, and three catches for 60 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Barnes was Upper Lake\u2019s leading rusher with 78 yards on 14 carries. He almost single-handedly drove the Cougars down the field to start the third quarter. After receiving the kickoff, Upper Lake pounded the ball down the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe drove it down the field behind Barnes,\u201d Weiper said. \u201cThat was a big touchdown because it gave us some comfort room (at 16-0).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Weiper unable to call plays because of his absence from the sidelines, senior quarterback Rosales kept his teammates on their toes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur quarterback did a good job making sure we were running the right plays,\u201d Weiper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake won the junior varsity game 32-25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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