Wolverines shut out Clarinda Academy

    Colby Jennings ran for four touchdowns and Austin Sommerla threw a touchdown pass for the East Mills football team in a 42-0 victory over Clarinda Academy on Friday.
    “We really played much better,” said East Mills coach Andy Irwin, a week after the Wolverines’ offense struggled in a 10-7 season-opening loss to Shenandoah. “The effort was there. We did a good job in blocking assignments, and guys who we had to sort of move around the fly last week due to injuries were more in position.”
    The Wolverines (1-1) tallied 260 total yards, led by Jennings 114 yards on 13 carries. Sommerla completed 4-of-7 passes for 65 yards, and, more importantly, Irwin said, he was confident and in control of the offense.
    “We’ve been working on our passing game and not being one-dimensional,” Irwin said. “Guys were in the right spots and Austin has been getting better working with those guys in practice and that showed up in the game.”
    The East Mills defense held Clarinda Academy to just 25 total yards.
    “We played our assignments and stayed home. They don’t have the most disciplined offense but they do have athletes and we did a good job containing them and playing assignment football,” Irwin said.
    Caleb Barney led the Wolverines with six tackles and a fumble recovery.