The Sturgeon Bay Clippers nearly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, but end up falling to Mishicot 14-19 on Homecoming Friday night.

After stopping Mishicot's opening drive inside the Clipper 10-yard line, Sturgeon Bay would march the length of the field, eating up the entire first quarter.  The very first play of the second quarter, Andrew Nell would score a 1-yard touchdown giving the Clippers a 7-0 lead.

 

The Mishicot Indians would answer though, scoring 19 unanswered points.  13 of those came yet in the first half on passes by QB Eli Skarda.  He found find wide open receivers who would take the ball into the endzone. Once from Daryn Smith for 23 yards, and one to Gabriel Kunz, who would run for 50 yards after the catch on his 75-yard touchdown.  Ben Backus would add an additional touchdown in the fourth quarter, giving the Indians a 19-7 lead.

 

Sturgeon Bay would not go away quietly.  After one defensive stop, Caleb Plzak found Bryce Plzak for a 75 -yard touchdown.  Putting the score at the eventual final 14-19.  However, the game was not quite over.  The Clippers would get the ball back with just over a minute to go.  The Clippers would march down the field, using the sideline to their advantage, and throw the ball into the endzone with .6 seconds on the clock. Unfortunately for the Clippers, that ball was caught by a Mishicot Indian.

The Clippers fall to 3-1 in the conference, with a matchup with second place Southern Door looming Friday night, which can be heard on U102.1