Vandercook Lake

Late field goal lifts Vandercook to 45-42 victory and 8-1 regular season   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Jackson – First came the family group hug, a much-needed dose of calming therapy.   Then came the question about this Thursday night home game, and just what he was feeling in the moments after it ended.   And with that, Steve Wolvin smiled and shrugged.   What more could he do?   The Vandercook Lake football coach had just endured a nearly three-hour contest with Springport, watched his defense allow more than 500 total yards of offense, give up seven touchdowns, commit seven offside penalties and surrender multiple double-digit leads.   He witnessed his offense turn the ball over four times in one game after doing so twice in the previous eight.   He saw a drive start at the 5-yard line with a chance to put things out of reach, and end on a 98-yard fumble recovery for touchdown going the other way.   His special teams were suspect at best, allowing more than 200 return yards.   And with less than a minute to play, on fourth down, he watched as his guys allowed a 10-yard completion and…

Vandercook playing for home field, Springport playing for the playoffs as two teams meet tonight  By Mike Moore Staff Writer  Jackson – There’s a bit of desperation, and then there’s a whole ton of it. That about sums up tonight’s battle between the Vandercook Lake and Springport football teams. Vandercook, 7-1 and locked into a playoff spot, has a good shot at hosting an opener next week if the Jayhawks can find a way to win. Springport, 5-3 and resting squarely on the bubble, has an outside shot to make the postseason at 5-4, but is guaranteed a spot with what would likely be considered an upset on Vandercook — on the road no less. Is that enough to get excited about tonight’s Week 9 meeting? “We expect them to play like their backs are against the wall,” Jayhawks coach Steve Wolvin said. “They are going to pull out all the stops.” This isn’t the first time the teams have met in 2015. In the season opener, Vandercook took what was a 14-14 tie at halftime, and turned it into a 27-14 victory, thanks in large part to a number of defensive stops deep in its own territory in the…