Medical Lake melts in final quarter at Deer Park

Suffice to say the Medical Lake football team ran out of gas and bodies last Friday in their 34-20 Northeast A League football loss at Deer Park.

After building a 20-7 lead going into the final quarter, the Cardinals (0-2 NEA, 1-3 overall) simply could not control the ball, or the clock and saw the Stags (2-0, 2-2) score 27 points in 11 minutes.

“We just broke down in the fourth quarter,” Medical Lake head coach Wes Hobbs said.

The score sheet and stats will tell you it was a total meltdown, but “That’s somewhat deceiving.”

The first score of the final quarter, a 5-yard touchdown pass from Nic...