Creek fends off Brooke
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WELLSBURG -- Indian Creek opened up a lead then held on to defeat rival Brooke Friday night on the road at Brooke Memorial Stadium, 30-24.
The win improves the Redskins to 4-1, while Brooke falls to 0-4.
The Bruins scored first on a Ty Sperringer to Darion Hilton connection for 19 yards before Creek's Kyle Shultz hauled in an 80-yard TD pass from Ian Starkey, making it 7-6. Brooke's Chase Hile booted a 30-yard field goal to make it 10-6 early in the second quarter.
Creek took the lead on a 1-yard Zion McGee scoring run to lead 14-10 at halftime.
The Bruins went back in front, 17-10, with a William Scott 28-yard scoring pass from Sperringer, but Creek scored the next two touchdowns to surge back ahead.
McGee added his second scoring run, an 8-yarder, then Jayce Nett scored on a 1-yard run to make it 30-17 Redskins after three.
Sperringer fired his third TD to Chance Brozstak early in the fourth quarter, and the Bruins had the ball and were driving late looking for a go-ahead score, but Creek got a big fourth down stop in the closing minute to seal the deal.
McGee finished with 122 yards and two scores on 22 carries for Creek, while Starkey went 7 of 12 for 126 and the long TD to Shultz.
For Brooke, Sperringer finished 14 of 23 for 163 yards and three scores, rushing for another 145 yards on 17 carries.
Creek travels to Bellaire next Saturday, while Brooke makes a trip to Lincoln County next Friday.