In the second half, nearly everything the Wolverines touched, turned to gold, or six points. To start the third quarter, Smith took the Cougar’s kickoff to the hosts’ 20. With 9:07 left in that quarter, Smith carried the ball in from just outside the goal line. The PAT was off, but Polk was ahead, 32-14. Just over a minute later, Polk recovered a Cougar fumble. Then, Darden scampered 44 yards for another score. One kick later, and Polk led, 39-14.

Tyrone Miller’s interception set up another Polk score, as Schlabach took the ball into the Cougar end zone. It was 46-14, and Polk’s scoring was far from over.

The Wolverines’ defense forced another turnover, as Bryce Martin picked off a Cougar pass and ran the ball all the way to the visitors’ 27. Shortly after that, Tanner carried the ball in for another score, with the PAT making it 53-14, where it stood after three quarters.

Just into the last quarter, the Cougars’ Dalton Robinson scored on a five-yard run.

A pass completion added two points, making it 53-22. But, less than a minute later, Schlabach ran the ball in from the Cougar 45, making it 59-22. Another Mountain Heritage touchdown, on a run by Buchanan, and a two-point conversion made it 59-30.

Polk added another exclamation point when, with 7:51 remaining in the game, Tyrone Miller took the Cougar kickoff all the way in for yet another TD. The kick was good, and the Wolverines led, 66-30, but the hit parade wasn’t over. With 6:55 remaining, Jamal Tanner added yet another Polk interception and a touchdown runback. The kick was up and good, as Polk led 73-30.

Trevor Robinson’s TD run from Polk’s 16, added 6 points for the Cougars,’ but hardly threatened the Wolverines’ lead. Wheeler’s 75-yard sprint followed, and for the last three and one-half minutes of the game, no one scored.

“So many people contributed to the victory. It’s a huge statement game for us,” Ollis said. “Offensively, we were hitting on all cylinders. We’ll savor this for a while.”

Ollis acknowledged that the race for a conference title is just heating up.

This Friday, Oct. 11 the Wolverines host Mitchell for homecoming. Game time is 7:30.