North Dickinson’s Trenton Kramer (10) reaches for a pass against Onekama during an MHSAA eight-player Division 2 state semifinal Saturday in Marquette. Kramer had 11 catches for 155 yards in the Nordics’ 36-28 win. (Dawn Larson photo)

FELCH TOWNSHIP — Early in the fourth quarter of North Dickinson’s MHSAA eight-player Division 2 semifinal against Onekama on Saturday, the Nordics had seen their 22-point lead shrink to eight.

The Portagers (11-1) had just scored on a 73-yard touchdown pass and added the 2-point conversion to slice ND’s lead to 36-28. And after Onekama stymied the Nordics on the next possession, it looked like Portagers were riding a momentum wave.

That is until the Nordics lined up to punt.

“We had a very strong wind blowing right in our face, so I just thought (quarterb

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