Toledo tops Wahkiakum 47-13

The winless Wahkiakum Mule football team hung close to the Central League's number two team for a quarter but ended up in a 47-13 loss to Toledo on Thursday night.

Toledo jumped to a 7-0 lead on a quick drive to start the first quarter.

The Mules responded with freshman James Anderson breaking free for a 37-yard run. The conversion kick tied the score 7-7 at 4:02 of the first quarter.

The Mule defense got the ball back, and senior Joey Moore set up another touchdown, running back and forth across the field and getting to the Toledo 1-yard line before being tackled. Hank Ferguson poked it into the endzone, and the Mules led 13-7 after Toledo stopped the conversion pass play.

Toledo tied the game with 48 seconds left in the first quarter on a 55-yard run, and the successful conversion kick gave the visitors a 14-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Toledo scored twice in the second quarter on long runs and led 28-13 at halftime. Three more second half scored produced the 47-13 score.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story was mistaken in the Mule scoring. This version is corrected.