Michigan Tech defensive lineman Samuel Kinne hurries Saginaw Valley State quarterback Mike O’Hara throughout a recreation Saturday at Kearly Stadium in Houghton. (David Archambeau/For the Gazette)

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech’s offensive momentum in-built a dominant win final week didn’t maintain over in Saturday’s season finale.

Saginaw Valley State’s dynamic offensive assault and suffocating protection topped Michigan Tech on Senior Day, 38-21, on Saturday.

The Huskies (5-5, 1-5 GLIAC) had moments right here and there of brilliance, however the Cardinals had been an excessive amount of.

“They have a nice scheme. Thought they executed well,” Huskies coach Dan Mettlach mentioned. “Saginaw Valley still has unbelievable talent. Their record does not show who they truly are. They still have the guys in that locker to be considered one of the top teams in our league. On top of that, they had some creases and we did not tackle very well to be honest for the majority of the game.”

SVSU (6-5, 3-3) had 469 whole yards of offense together with 169 dashing. The Cardinals’ protection held the Huskies to simply 217 yards of offense and 62 dashing.

To make issues worse for Michigan Tech, junior quarterback Alex Fries left the sport late within the first half after a success to the pinnacle by Cardinals’ defensive finish Jemarrlowe Sykes. Fries had taken a tough hit a couple of minutes prior.

“He was better when we got to halftime, but of course we’re not going to mess with a head injury,” Mettlach mentioned. “Tough way for him to end his season, but I was proud of what Joe did when he came in.”

With Tech trailing simply 21-14 on the time, sophomore quarterback Joe Hartlieb was tasked with finishing the job. Tech had scored on the earlier two drives to tighten the sport whereas the protection took the SVSU offense out of rhythm. But it wasn’t sufficient.

The Huskies punted twice, and Hartlieb threw an interception that later led to a Cardinals’ landing to make it 31-14.

Tech lastly scored within the fourth quarter when Hartlieb discovered Ethan Champney for a 56-yard rating to make it 31-21 with almost seven minutes left within the recreation.

But the Cardinals drove the sector, chewed clock and scored once more to seal it.

Hartlieb completed the day 8 of 15 passing for 86 yards with a landing and an interception. Fries was 7 of 12 for 69 yards and an interception earlier than he exited the sport.

Will Marano had 46 dashing yards on 15 carries to guide the Huskies’ dashing assault. Champney had six catches for 116 yards. Darius Willis had 5 catches for 33 yards in his last recreation as a Husky.

Samuel Kinne led the Huskies protection with 13 tackles in his last recreation. Owen Watson had 11 tackles together with 4 solo. Marc Sippel, Josh Cribben and Dante Basanese had eight tackles apiece.

Michael Bates Jr. and Basanese every had a fumble restoration.

The Cardinals discovered large days from operating again Terrance Brown and quarterback Mike O’Horo. Brown rushed 17 instances for 98 yards and a landing. O’Horo accomplished 24 of 30 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns. He additionally had a dashing landing of seven yards within the fourth.Derrick Hinton Jr. had 10 catches for 98 yards to guide Cardinals’ receivers.

Dante Barthwell had a sack for the SVSU protection. Micah Cretsinger received the Cardinals’ day began with a 41-yard interceptoin return for a landing to interrupt the Huskies again on their first offensive drive of the day that put Tech down in a 14-0 gap seven minutes into the sport. Cretsinger completed the day with 14 tackles together with 11 solo.

Mettlach thanked the seniors for his or her contributions over time.

“I can’t say enough about those guys. I’ve been talking about them since we got into camp in August,” he mentioned. “Just incredible in the locker room, incredible in the weight room. Everything they do on the field, just can’t say enough about those guys. Obviously any senior day is a sad day those guys walk off the field. This group right here, incredibly special. Not only for the things they do off the field but they’re big time contributors on Saturdays as well. We’re gonna miss them, but I think they’ve done an incredible job for the kids behind to keep this thing moving forward.”

Mettlach, who accomplished his first season as Huskies’ head coach, mentioned he discovered lots within the new function.

“The game is different down on the field, the emotions are different,” Mettlach mentioned. “Different parts of the game with the game management being involved in all that rather than sitting in the box calling plays is just different. Everything I’ve said up to this point about the senior group has made it easy with the transition in the locker room when it’s led by guys like that it makes it easier on our job. I can’t say enough about those guys. “We’ll look back on it now and go through the evaluations of ourselves, our staff, what we need to do recruiting and get it cleaned up from that standpoint. I liked what happened this fall with where we’re at mentality wise in our locker room.”

WILLIS SETS RECEPTIONS RECORD

Willis clinched the varsity’s all-time profession receptions report with 159, surpassing Brian Janeshek’s 154 from 2002-05.

Janeshek’s quarterback throughout that run was none apart from Mettlach.

“It’s incredible because D-Will is such an incredible guy with everything he does,” Mettlach mentioned. “To see a record stand that long and to be broken by a guy that does everything the right way, I can’t say enough about him. It’s a cool deal to have been here for the first guy that had the record and to be here obviously in a different capacity when D-Will gets it, but couldn’t happen to a better person.”