Wisconsin Team 'Rockets' Past Escanaba Eskymos

ESCANABA----Things got off to a good start for the Escanaba High School football team on Saturday afternoon.

The Eskymos welcomed the Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets into town from southern Wisconsin, and they had every intention of being a hostile host when David Falish scored a touchdown just 1:41 into the game.

T.J. Myrick made a field goal Saturday.

Escanaba had a 7-0 lead, capping a drive that included several big plays.

But things turned quickly as the Rockets lived up to their nickname, eventually rolling to a 49-10 victory over the Eskymos.

The man who did most of the damage was Alec Giles. He wore #25 on his back, and he had the ball in his hands almost the entire afternoon.

Giles, one of the highest-ranked players in all of Wisconsin, "walked the walk" of all of that pre-game talk as he scored four touchdowns.

It was the Rockets' first win of the season after losing their first two games, including a 20-7 setback against Kingsford last week.

After Falish's touchdown in the opening minutes, the only other score the Eskymos could manage was a 33-yard field goal by T.J. Myrick late in the second quarter.

Long run for Esky's Trevan Wendrick!

That cut the Rockets lead to 20-10, but the Eskymos were not able to stay that close for very long as they turned the ball over three times...two of them on Falish interceptions.

Escanaba's record fell to 1-2 with their second straight mercy-rule loss. Traverse City Central topped the Eskymos, 50-6, last week. Escanaba opened its season with a 21-0 win at Alpena two weeks ago. The Eskymos travel to Marquette next Friday night.

Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box to see more photos and video clips from Saturday's game.

NEW: A dozen pictures added. Thanks, Lisa Dagenais!

Date	Time	Opponent	Score	Record

8/24	7:00 PM	at Alpena Wildcats	21 - 0 (W)	1-0

8/30	7:00 PM	Traverse City Central Trojans	6 - 50 (L)	1-1

9/8	1:00 PM	Cedar Grove-Belgium	10 - 49 (L)	1-2

9/14	7:00 PM	at Marquette Redmen	31 - 22 (W)	2-2

9/21	8:00 PM	at Medford, Wis.	35 - 44 (L)	2-3

9/28	7:30 PM	Menominee Maroons	17 - 42 (L)	2-4

10/5	7:00 PM	at Gladstone Braves	37 - 25 (W)	3-4

10/12	7:30 PM	Iron Mountain Mountaineers	42 - 14 (W)	4-4

10/19	7:30 PM	Kingsford Flivvers	13 - 49 (L)	4-5