Knights regroup with win following tough road loss

 Walled Lake Northern rebounded from a heartbreaking loss the previous week by defeating South Lyon East, 42-21, on the road on Thursday, Sept. 1.

The Knights move to 1-1 on the young season heading into their Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) North Division opener at Walled Lake Central on Friday, Sept. 9.

“We had 210 yards in penalties and we started the game very slow. But we played well enough to win and we had to overcome some adversity,” said Northern Head Coach Brett Moore.

Northern quarterback Kirk Thomas passed for 210 yards and 3 touchdowns in addition to rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown.

Jake Ginster rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while Ted Lilley had a rushing touchdown and 60 receiving yards.

Ryan Soulet also caught 5 balls for 110 yards and two touchdowns for Northern.

On defense, Matt Kosmalski stepped up with an interception and 15 tackles while Mike Peer also had an interception in addition to 8 tackles.

Andy Rabaut also finished with 15 tackles, while Myles Kenney had 2 sacks.

The Cougars fell to 1-1 on the season.

The Knights were coming off a tough 56-55 defeat at Livonia Churchill on Thursday, Aug. 25.