Big plays were the difference in the St. Paul's

St. Paul’s dominated the first half en route to a 17-point halftime lead, but Northshore wouldn’t go away.

The Panthers opened the second half with an impressive scoring drive for their first points of the game. An earlier version of the Wolves might have struggled to continue their hot offensive start. Not this time.

The Wolves calmly reeled off three straight scoring drives to wrap up a 38-14 nondistrict road win on Friday.

“Our kids showed a bunch of character,” St. Paul’s coach Kenny Sears said. “Northshore gave us their best shot in the second half, and we responded. In our first five games, we struggled in the second half. Over the last three weeks, we've played better in the second half, so we’re finally starting to play for 48 minutes. That’s the key. We’ve continued to improve.