Webberville at Fulton – – Eight Man Football – – The Bleacher Denizen – – September 12, 2025 – – by Chuck Krafft

Today your Bleacher Denizen is at Fulton High School where the Pirates will try to fend off a football invasion by the Webberville Spartans. Fulton has a 2-0 record coming into the game while Webberville has been 0-2. This game could be a tough one for the Spartans because they only have ten players tonight while Fulton has eighteen.

When I got to Fulton High, I was delighted to learn that veteran announcer Dakota Malek would be calling the game in the press box. The two of us were in the box together doing most of the spotting. (Actually, Dakota did 90% of it an did an amazing job. You will see how complete the notes are when you read the article.) Also, I do realize that Dakota just graduated from Fulton last year, but he has announced so many games that I have no qualms calling him a “veteran.” He really announces well!

Also, it was cool to see that Gratiot County 911 Central Dispatch had a table out where people were entering the stadium. They were passing out important safety information.

It was then time for the Fulton Band led by Drum Major Lillian Reynolds, to march onto the field. They played the Fulton Fight Song and the National Anthem. After Dakota Malek made an announcement commemorating the events of September 11, 2001, it was time for the game to start!

Camden Bucchanon booted the opening just past the 20 yard line where Kaiden Oliver grabbed it and returned it about thirty yards until Colt Blanchard tackled him. Fulton began its opening drive on its own 47 yard line.

Kaiden Oliver took the ball into the middle for a three yard first down gain. Joshua Boschma made the Spartan tackle. On the next play, after a fake handoff, Bryson Sattler stormed down the left sideline for a fifty yard touchdown run. Zach Litwiller completed a pass to Parker Billings and Fulton had a successful two point conversion.

With 11:02 to play in the first quarter, Fulton had an 8-0 lead.

Parker Billings boomed his kickoff into the end zone, so Webberville started its next series on its own 20 yard line.

On first down, Bryson Sattler recovered a fumble at the Webberville 16 yard line. On the next play, Zach Litwiller passed to Parker Billings for a twenty yard touchdown. Zach Littwiller ran in the successful point after play and Fulton had a 16-0 lead with 10:30 to play in the opening quarter.

Coltin Kus kicked off to Colt Blanchard, who caught the ball at his own 15 yard line and gained fifteen yards before he ran into Nolan Kirkpatrick and Nic Everest. Webberville began its series on its own 30 yard line.

Parker Billings got into the backfield on first down and tackled the Spartan runner for a five yard loss. Camdyn Bucchanon was chased out of the pocket on second down and gained two yards before Connor Cunningham took him down. Camdyn Bucchanon completed a third down pass to Kyle Kubiak on the left side for an eight yard gain; Cameron Diana forced him out of bounds. On fourth down, Owen Derian made a great diving attempt to catch a pass, but it fell incomplete.

Fulton took over the ball on downs on the Webberville 35 yard line.

Kaiden Oliver’s first down run up the the middle earned six yards before Mark Carson tackled him. On the next play, Zach Litwiller passed to Kaiden Oliver, who scampered down the left sideline for a twenty-nine yard touchdown. Fulton’s point after pass fell incomplete.

With 7:42 remaining in the first quarter, Fulton’s lead was at 22-0.

Parker Billings’ kickoff went out of bounds at the Webberville 47 yard line. Webberville chose not to have the ball rekicked. A five yard penalty allowed Webberville to start its next series on the Fulton 48 yard line.

Brodee Tyler went into the line for a one yard gain before Connor Cunningham stopped his progress. Webberville’s quarterback was chased out of the pocket on second down; Connor Cunningham tackled him for a two yard loss. An offside penalty gave Webberville five yards. On the third down replay, Parker Billings sacked the Spartan quarterback for an eleven yard loss. Camdyn Bucchanon made a great pass to Kyle Kubiak, who gained nineteen yards and earned a first down before he ran out of bounds.

Webberville had a first down on the Fulton 37 yard line.

Parker Billings tackled the Spartan runner for a two yard first down loss. Camdyn Bucchanon completed a screen pass to Brodee Tyler, who gained four yards before Cameron Diana stopped him. Kyle Kubiak gained two yards around the left end on third down before he ran into Coltin Kus and Bryson Sattler. An offside penalty cost Fulton five yards; Webberville only needed one yard on fourth down to get another possible first down. Connor Cunningham covered on Webberville’s incomplete fourth down pass.

Fulton took over the ball on downs on its own 30 yard line. On the next play, Connor Cunningham heaved a long pass to Connor Cunningham, who gained fifty-seven yards before Kyle Kubiak tackled him on the Webberville 13 yard line to prevent a touchdown.

On the next play, your Bleacher Denizen had a senior moment as he realized that Zach Litwiller passed the ball to (someone) for a thirteen yard touchdown. (Your Bleacher Denizen apologizes to the unnamed Pirate for his senior moment.) After Zach Litwiller ran for the successful point after, Fulton had a 30-0 lead with 1:37 remaining in the opening quarter.

With help from Fulton Assistant Coach Jake Litwiller and Athletic Director Matthew Koutz, I learned that Coltin Kus was the Pirate who hauled in the touchdown pass! My apologies again!!

Coltin Kus kicked the ball off to the Webberville 18 yard line where Colt Blanchard snared it and gained twelve yards before Kaiden Oliver took him down. Webberville had a first down on its own 30 yard line.

Kaiden Oliver got into the Spartan backfield on first down and tackled the Webberville runner for a three yard loss. On second down, Connor Cunningham got in the Spartan backfield and tackled the runner for a two yard loss. On third down, Parker Billings sacked the quarterback for a five yard loss.

That was the final play of the first quarter. Fulton held a 30-0 lead. Webberville had fourth down with twenty yards to go on its own 20 yard line.

Camdyn Bucchanon’s fourth down punt went out of bounds at the Webberville 43 yard line; Fulton started its next series there.

Kaiden Oliver got around the right the left end for a nice first down gain before Brody Teague pushed him out of bounds. A penalty moved Fulton up to the Webberville 12 yard line where the Pirates had a first down. On the next play, Zach Litwiller dashed around the right end for a twelve yard touchdown run. Bryson Sattler took the ball to the right for the successful extra point run. With 11:39 remaining in the first half, Fulton had a 38-0 lead.

Parker Billing’s booted the kickoff into the end zone and the Spartans started their next series on their own 20 yard line. Connor Cunningham chased Webberville Quarterback Camdyn Bucchanon out of the backfield. He gained three yards, but a holding penalty moved the ball back to the Spartan 10 yard line. Coltin Kus stopped the Webberville first down repeat run for a one yard loss. Kaiden Oliver covered for Fulton on Webberville’s incomplete second down pass. On the next play, Connor Cunningham sacked the Webberville quarterback for a safety.

With 10:13 remaining in the opening half, Fulton had a 40-0 lead.

After the safety, Camdyn Bucchanon kicked off from the Webberville 20 yard line. Connor Cunningham fielded the kick at the Fulton 48 yard line and gained twenty yards before Brodee Tyler and Jushua Boschma tackled him. Fulton had a first down on the Webberville 32 yard line.

Kaiden Oliver broke a couple tackles on a first down run to the left and gained twenty-five yards. Fulton had a first down on the Webberville 7 yard line.

Kaiden Oliver gained three yards on a first down run to the left before Brodee Tyler pulled him down. Kaiden Oliver went into the middle for a two yard second down gain before Joshua Boschma stopped him. Joshua Boschma tackled the Fulton third down runner for a one yard gain.

Unfortunately, Andrew Graham was seriously injured. The medical team worked with him and they finally had to call and ambulance to take Andrew Graham away. He was able to give a thumbs up gesture to the crowd as he was taken off; I hope that is an indication that this was not a severe injury.

As it took some time to get the ambulance here, the teams agreed to end the first half at this point. Fulton took a 40-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Your Bleacher Denizen strained his clairvoyant skills to the max and predicted the Fulton would lead 40-0 when the second half started.

As predicted, when the third quarter started, Fulton held a 40-0 lead. Your Bleacher Denizen managed to stop himself from patting his own back to avoid a strained shoulder and twisted back.

Coltin Kus kicked the opening kickoff to the Webberville 25 yard line where it went out of bounds. After a penalty was assessed, the Spartans began their opening series of the second half on thier own 35 yard line.

Brodee Tyler took the ball to the left for a ten yard gain and a first down before Nic Everest chased him out of bounds.

A flotilla of Pirates stopped Webberville’s first down run to the right for no gain. On the next play, Webberville fumbled the ball in their backfield. Nolan Kirkpatrick recovered the fumble for Fulton on the Pirate 45 yard line.

Zach Litwiller gained four yards on a first down run to the right before Camdyn Buccanon stopped him. On the next play, Bryson Sattler took the ball to the right for a forty-seven yard touchdown. Zach Litwiller ran for the successful point after to give Fulton a 48-0 lead with 8:15 left in quarter number three.

Parker Billings kicked the ball off to the Webberville 8 yard line where Camdyn Bucchanon fielded it and gained seventeen yards running to the left before Parker Billings took him down. A penalty on Fulton gave Webberville a first down on the Spartan 40 yard line.

A first down encroachment penalty gave Webberville five yards. On the first down replay, Cameron Diana stopped the Spartan run for a one yard gain. On the next play, Ramon Patmon intercepted a pass and took it to the end zone for a forty-six yard touchdown. After Cameron Diana ran for the succesful extra point, Fulton had a 56-0 lead with 5:08 to play in the third quarter.

Parker Billings kicked the ball off to the Webberville 8 yard line where Camdyn Bucchanon fielded and gained nineteen yards before Jaymie Loveall stopped him.

Webberville’s first down pass fell incomplete. Bryson Sattler stopped the Spartan second down run for a three yard loss. There was a bad snap on third down; Camdyn Bucchanon alertly recovered the ball to avoid the turnover, but Connor Cunningham tackled him for a four yard loss.

The third quarter ended with Fulton holding a 56-0 lead. Webberville had a fourth down with seventeen yards needed for a first down on its own 20 yard line.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Camdyn Bucchanon completed a pass to Kyle Kubiak on the left side for a twenty-five yard gain. Webberville had a first down on its own 45 yard line.

Jaymie Loveall led several Pirates into applying pressure that resulted in a Spartan incomplete first down pass. Kyle Kubiak took the ball up the left tackle on second down and gained three yards before he was halted by a boatload of Pirates. An offsides penalty gave Webberville five yards. Cameron Diana stopped Webberville’s run on the third down repeat for a one yard loss. On fourth down, Camdyn Bucchanon went to the right and gained six yards to give the Spartans a first down on the Fulton 41 yard line.

Brodee Tyler went up the middle on first down and gained two yards before Nic Everest halted him. Camdyn Bucchanon gained three yards on a run to the left before Cameron Diana chased him out of bounds. An offsides penalty cost Fulton five yards.

On what was to be the final play of the game, Nolan Kirkpatrick scooped up a fumble and ran sixty yards for a touchdown.

There were about three minutes left. Fulton called a timeout and the teams just let the clock run out.

Fulton won this game by the final score of 62-0.