Sat - 28 Sep
Written by Clete Campbell
MAQUOKETA - The Marion football team's sluggish, shaky season was badly in need of a shot of adrenaline, a double expresso of momentum, something that would wake the Indians up and get this talented club back on the playoff track.
Marion wasn't finding it on this bummer of a Friday night road trip.
A Maquoketa team looking like the best club in Class 3A District 6 sent the skidding Indians to their third loss in four games with a no-doubt 27-8 rout in Maquoketa.
The Cardinals (4-1, 3-0) derailed the Marion running game early and never allowed the Indians to get on track. Maquoketa held its guests to zero rushing yards in the first half and kept Marion (2-3, 1-1) off the scoreboard until Dontavious Young broke up the shutout with a 2-yard run with 1:58 to play.
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