DETROIT – Clarkston’s defense made a Belleville offense that had been a five-star handful in recent seasons look ordinary on Thursday afternoon as the teams ran back last year’s season opener.

The Wolves took down Belleville, sans the nation’s top QB in now-graduated Bryce Underwood, in a 38-7 victory at Wayne State University.

Junior Geonte Morris caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Kendall Franklin, Underwood’s successor, with 29 seconds left that kept the Tigers from suffering their first shutout since a 15-0 loss to Dearborn on Sept. 1, 2016.

“We had pressure on him all day and our guys just made plays,” Clarkston head coach Justin Pintar said.

The biggest of those plays came with just under five minutes left and the Wolves already up by three scores. Lukas Boman hit Franklin from

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