On Friday at Mylan Pharmaceuticals Stadium, the University football team found itself reeling from a couple of tough punches by visiting Woodrow Wilson.
Trailing 10-7 after the first quarter, the Hawks were facing a 3rd down and 14 from their own 45-yard line. A 13-yard pass to Jaeden Hammack from quarterback Luke Hudson and a 4th-down pass to Kolton Burns picked up the first down and might just have been the plays needed for UHS to avoid an upset.
Seven plays later, senior running back Colin McBee scored from two yards out and then the Hawks recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff on their way to scoring 31 points in the second half.
Woodrow Wilson never threatened again in the contest and UHS (11-0) picked up a first-round AAA WVSSAC playoff victory by a 52-10 score.
