Shelby football was unable to shake off the rust after two weeks without a varsity game, falling to Manistee on the road, 62-14.
The Tigers had a chance to get things going early, leaning on junior quarterback Isaac Garcia to push the ball down the field. Unfortunately, that initial drive stalled out, giving the Mariners the ball at their own 34-yard line.
Manistee punched the ball over the goal line on that drive and continued to bulldoze Shelby, owning a 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Tigers became turnover prone after that, throwing two interceptions and losing a couple of fumbles as well. That only helped push Manistee’s lead out further.
Garcia went 4-for-13 passing for 65 yards and a touchdown to go along with three interceptions. Jaylin Henderson was on the receiving end of that touchdown pass from Garcia, also adding 56 yards on two carries and a touchdown.
Defensively, Max Hagstrom recorded six tackles while AJ Melchor had five of his own. Brody Fessenden led the way with 12 total tackles.
The Tigers fell to 3-4 overall with the loss and will host Mason County Central Friday, Oct. 18.
