Miners pick up first win at Stephenson

STEPHENSON — Jayden Verrett made an immediate impact on the Gogebic Miners in Friday night’s 66-42 win at Stephenson.

And immediately is no exaggeration.

After missing the team’s first three games due to a shoulder injury, the All-U.P. Dream Team quarterback ran 56 yards for a touchdown on the team’s first offensive play. He was more limited on defense, but when they put him in on that side, he went for a 72-yard pick-6 on his first snap.

In all, he rushed for 278 yards on 25 carries and three touchdowns (56 yards, 86, 16), and he was 15 of 22 through the air for another 120 yards and three sc...