MARIETTA - Woodstock drove deep into Marietta on its first two drives, only to be stymied by the Blue Devils' defense on fourth down.

But the levy broke - and broke big - as the Wolverines went on to maul Marietta, 38-0.

The game marked Woodstock's largest margin of victory since Nov. 6, 1998 - a 55-14 win over Cherokee - and its first shutout in two years.

"The defense played a great game," Woodstock coach Mike O'Brien said. "To hold (Marietta running back) Greg Franklin like they did is tremendous."

Tanner Skogen torched the field for 141 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Wolverines. The Blue Devils' Franklin had some impressive bursts, but found no luck against Woodstock's defense, rushing for 74 yards.

"They were just hungry and they wanted it, and ours didn't," Marietta coach James "Friday" Richards said. "We just didn't show up to play."

Woodstock's offense got it done in the ground and in the air, gaining 395 yards on offense and capitalizing on the Blue Devils' mistakes.

"The offense, I thought, took advantage with what they were given," O'Brien said. "(Offensive coordinator Roy) Clayton did a great job with what he had coming in. (Defensive coordinator Brent) Budde did a great job with what they were doing and our kids just executed it."

Woodstock got on the move quickly Friday, driving as far as Marietta's 24- and 10-yard lines, but couldn't convert on fourth down. Likewise, Marietta couldn't get the ground game going with two three-and-outs and a short punt to give the Wolverines the ball at midfield.

Woodstock made good as a seven-play, 45-yard drive was capped by Carlos Davis scoring from 3 yards out. The point-after failed, leaving the score 6-0.

After stopping the Blue Devils at the Wolverine 45, Davis busted an 18-yard run and quarterback Kevin Bolak found Michael Seymour on a 35-yard touchdown toss. Bolak then hit Evan Wilson for the 2-point conversion, giving Woodstock a 14-0 lead in the second.

"Kevin Bolak threw the ball well (Friday). A lot of people don't think we can throw the ball - we can," O'Brien said. "We think we can run it, we think we can throw it, we think we can do whatever we have to do."

Things didn't get better for Marietta as a blocked punt led to a 21-yard Woodstock field goal just before halftime.

The Wolverines pulled some trickery to kick off the third, recovering an onside kick that turned into a five-play scoring drive. Skogen rushed for 34 yards on four plays, scoring from 3 yards out to put Woodstock ahead, 24-0.

The Wolverines put up two more quick scoring drives, capitalizing a botched fake punt and another solid return from Skogen to midfield. Marietta couldn't stem the tide as its longest drive of the night only reached the Wolverines' 45.

"We have address everything we do (next week)," Richards said, "because we didn't do anything right (Friday)."