Woodstock surrendered 21 unanswered points to end the game as McEachern came back to beat the host Wolverines, 37-31, in overtime Friday night at the Wolverine Den.

The 10th-ranked Wolverines led, 16-0, at halftime and maintained a 31-16 advantage until McEachern scored with just over 8 minutes remaining in the game.

"We didn't give up," Woodstock coach Mike O'Brien said. "We just gave it to (McEachern). You've got to give it to them. They are a great football team, but we just gave them too many things. And you can do that to a team of their caliber."

The Indians (3-0, 2-0 Region 5AAAAA) punted the ball away on their first possession of the fourth quarter, but Marquis Robertson quickly got it back by stripping the Wolverine ball carrier. Robertson returned the ball 41 yards to close the gap to 31-23.

On the ensuing kickoff, Woodstock (1-1, 0-1) received the ball on McEachern's 38 but couldn't manage a first down as the Wolverines were twice set back by penalties. Faced with a fourth-and-21, Woodstock punted the ball away and the Indians took possession on the 19-yard line.

A 27-yard run by quarterback Dondre Purnell gave the Indians a first down near midfield. McEachern then began to pick its way down field with Trent Thompson completing passes to Tra Fletcher and Rory Anderson for first downs. Trailing by eight, the Indians sat on the 9-yard line after a pass-interference call against Woodstock gave McEachern a first down with 22 seconds remaining.

On his third attempt at the end zone after the penalty - and his sixth consecutive pass to the same area - Thompson finally connected with Amba Etta-Tawo for the 9-yard score. The Indians, who had earlier failed on a 2-point conversion attempt, converted this time as Purnell's jump-shot pass over the line of scrimmage landed in the arms of Etta-Tawo to tie the game at 31-all with 4 seconds on the clock.

Woodstock took one final play - a pitch to Tanner Skogen that picked up 18 yards -before time expired.

Early in the game, every thing seemed to be working in favor of the Wolverines. Woodstock opened the game with Skogen returning the pickoff 55 yards and march to its first touchdown - a 5-yard run by Carlos Davis. However, the snap on the extra-point attempt was low and the pass attempt failed to keep the score 6-0.

After holding McEachern to a short possession, the Wolverines scored once more with quarterback Kevin Bolak finishing the drive with a 3-yard run. Brad Sullivan's kick was good.

The lead grew to 16-0 with Brad Sullivan's 22-yard field goal with 4:04 left in the first half. Woodstock had a chance to add another field goal before the half wrapped up, but Sullivan's attempt fell short.

McEachern stormed back in the third quarter. Scoring first on a 42-yard run by Bennett, the Indians cut the lead to 16-6. The 2-point conversion failed.

Kicker Troy Postell added a field goal to make it 16-9 with 5:28 left in the third.

The teams then traded scores with Bolak and Bennett each scoring from a yard out to make it 24-16 entering the fourth.

Skogen stretched Woodstock's lead to 31-16 with a 2-yard touchdown before McEachern mounted its comeback.

Skogen led the Wolverines with 185 yards on 13 carries, while Davis picked up 148 yards on 26 carries. Kevin Bolak, who didn't attempt a pass until just 34 seconds remained in the first half, finished 0-for-4 passing, but ran for 45 yards on 17 carries.

No other Woodstock player touched the ball on offense.

Woodstock's Jonathan Bermudez also blocked two McEachern punts.