After last season, Memorial coach Gary Koch felt like the team was starting to gel towards the end of the season. That has seemed to carry over after going 6-2 to finish the 2019 season after a 1-3 start.
"Our returners really shined tonight, especially on the defensive side," Koch said.
The first half was a defensive battle. Seven Lake's secondary picked off a pair of passes, one by Jonah Vela and the other by Connor Brooks. The Spartans broke through on the scoreboard first with an eight-yard touchdown run by Nick David-West, taking a 7-0 lead, which was the halftime score.
In the third quarter, that's when Zahn went off, rushing for his eventual three scores as he helped carry the Mustangs to the win.
"For a kid his size, he runs a lot bigger," Koch said. "His tenacity is very important. Obviously, he's got great quickness and his vision is good and all those things. I think the thing not a lot of people understand about him is how physical he runs. He's a pretty physical runner for a kid his size.
"He felt confident, so when they feel confident you try to feed him and see what happens."
Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)
