LocalSportsJournal.com
The Oakridge football team took out its frustration from a Week 1 loss by stomping past Hart 56-13 in a West Michigan Conference game on Thursday night.
The Eagles are now 1-0 in league play and 1-1 overall.
Oakridge’s quarterback Brady Luttrull wasted no time getting the scoring started, finding Austin Smith and Kaleab Ehnen for a pair of long touchdown passes (74 and 71 yards, respectively) in the first quarter.
Hart countered with a 78-yard fumble recovery touchdown run by Jacob Hoebeke to cut its deficit to 14-7, before Oakridge poured out 35 unanswered points in the second and third quarters.
Oakridge led 28-7 at halftime and 49-13 after three quarters.
Luttrull finished the contest with 318 yards and six touchdowns on 12-of-17 passing while Leroy Quinn added 50 yards rushing and one touchdown on five carries. Carson Evans had a six-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.
Smith caught two catches for 117 yards and one touchdown for Oakridge while Ehnen finished with three receptions for 109 yards and three touchdowns.
The Pirates were led by Brady Tate, who rushed for 71 yards on eight carries and one touchdown, which came in the third quarter.
The Oakridge defense was led by Marcus Stewart and Brandon Wilde with five tackles apiece while Cameron Tanner led Hart with eight tackles.
