Fort Recovery slips to 0-3 at Coldwater

COLDWATER, Ohio — The Indians opened with a couple of losses to non-conference foes.

Stepping into the Midwest Athletic Conference against one of its perennial powers wasn’t the path to getting on track.

Fort Recovery High School’s football team fell behind by four touchdowns in the first half Friday and dropped to 0-3 with a 35-7 loss to the Coldwater Cavaliers.

Coldwater (3-0, 1-0 MAC) scored midway through the first quarter and led the Indians 14-0 at the quarter break and 28-0 at halftime. It extended the advantage to 35 points on a Baylen Blockberger 6-yard pass to Braylen Harlamert with 1:05 left in the third quarter.

Fort Recovery (0-3, 0-1 MAC) got its only points with 2:34 left in the game when Troy Homan reached the end zone on a 4-yard run. Alex Gaerke added the extra point.

Blockberger was efficient in leading the Cavaliers to the win as half of his eight completions went for touchdowns. He was 8-of-10 for 162 yards.

Ethan Elander caught two second-quarter TD passes, the first for 23 yards and the second for 24. AJ Harlamert had a 70-yard touchdown at the 5:55 mark of the first quarter.

Miles Pottkotter, who ran four times for 25 yards, had the other touchdown on a 4-yard run. Braylen Harlamert ran five times for 68 yards.

Homan handled the bulk of the offense for the Indians, running 21 times for 83 yards and going 15-of-30 through the air for 108 yards and one interception. Reece Guggenbiller caught five passes for 30 yards.

Owen Knapke led the FRHS defense with six tackles.

Fort Recovery will return to Barrenbrugge Athletic Park on Friday to host Minster (2-1, 0-1 MAC).