Three critical turnovers helped doom the Vikings in their eight-man football match-up against Algoma Friday night. 

 

The two teams traded turnovers at the game's outset, but it was the Wolves that capitalized first when Brett Benesh followed his interception of Luke Steebs's first interception with a touchdown run. Steebs' second interception proved to be even more costly when Carter Zimmerman took a tipped pass for six to make 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. After Zimmerman scored a touchdown on the offensive side of the ball, the Vikings' Alex Laughlin scored on a 65-yard kickoff return. Jordan Deringer capped the first half scoring with a touchdown from 50-plus yards out to make it 30-6 at the break. Zimmerman and Deringer would each score a touchdown to start off the third quarter before the Vikings scored a pair of touchdowns on a Steebs scramble and a pass to Brandon Stillman.

 

The Vikings forced a couple of fumbles for recoveries but couldn't turn them into points. Following the game, Gibraltar head coach Mike Peck said the Wolves' size up front caused problems for them on both sides of the ball as they struggled to stop the Wolves' potent run game and strong defensive line play. He also added that his team was ready to turn the page to next Friday night when they host county rival Sevastopol for a 7 p.m. kickoff.