Huron's Bradford King puts an open-field move on Lincoln's Ryan Bottoroff Friday night. (Mark Bialek for AnnArbor.com)

The series of halftime speeches were short and were delivered from a variety of voices. But each carried the same message. Wake up. A week after Huron High School's football team allowed a late lead to slip away at a critical time of the season, the River Rats were determined not to self-destruct for a second straight Friday night. So with their chances of keeping its hopes for a winning season alive, Huron used the fourth quarter to deliver the necessary knockout punch, using two Bradford King touchdown runs to break away from Lincoln in a 24-6 victory. (Rest of the story & photo gallery | Boxscore)