It was "Parents Night" at Whitmore Lake High School and prior to kickoff, parents of senior cheerleaders, band members and football players stood before the home crowd and were introduced by their children.

Standing at the end of the long line was Whitmore Lake lineman Brandon Ohannesian, who promptly took the microphone, thanked his parents for their support and gamely stated, “Lets go win us a football game!”

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To an outsider Ohannesian’s statement sounds like a logical, if not obvious, proclamation. To those familiar with Whitmore Lake’s recent woes, it was a bold statement. The Trojans hadn’t won a varsity football game in their last 20 tries -- Ohannesian hadn’t won a football game his entire high school career, including the last two years on varsity.

But the Trojans (of Whitmore Lake) did just that, ending their two-season winning drought against the Trojans (of Adrian Madison) with a 20-14 Tri-County Conference victory.

Seniors like Ohannesian, Levi Bank and William Wagner probably cherished the win the most, but it was sophomore cornerback Jacob Zagor who started and secured the Trojan’s successful march to victory with two crucial interceptions.

Zagor’s first interception of his high school career came on the opening possession of the game and he returned it 50 yards for a touchdown. His second interception came with 38 seconds left in the fourth quarter, sealing the victory and allowing the embattled Whitmore Lake fan base a chance to exhale and celebrate.

In tears after the game, Zagor appeared relieved and almost bewildered by his performance and his team’s outcome. “I’m so happy right now," he said. "This feels great.”

Coach Barry Pierson was also relieved, “It hasn’t sunk in yet, we tried to give the game away.”

Despite playing tough defense for the duration of the game, timely turnovers and offensive stagnation in the second half put the streak-ending outcome in doubt.

After Zagor’s interception return, the Trojans scored touchdowns on two of their first three possessions, putting together impressive sustained drives. Junior quarterback Dylan St. Charles and running back Josh Goyer both capped Whitmore Lake drives with 1-yard touchdown runs.

With a 20-0 lead, it appeared Whitmore Lake was content to begin running, and running out the clock -- in the second quarter.

Madison had other plans as they converted on a 4th-down pass play that bounced off a Whitmore Lake defender’s hands and into those of Walter Thomas with 51 seconds left in the half. Madison recovered a fumble and threw what appeared to be a touchdown pass as time expired, but it was nullified due to offensive holding.

While successful in running down the clock, Whitmore Lake (1-7, 1-6) failed to score in the second half by sticking to a conservative script of dives, counters and punts on 4th-and-short.

This strategy became disconcerting when Madison (1-7, 0-5) scored on a 1-yard option pitch to Thomas with 7:10 in the fourth quarter and than punted on 4th-and-1 from inside their own 50-yard-line. But Whitmore Lake’s defense, which held Madison to less than 100 rushing yards, prevented Madison from getting past midfield.

“We saw that they did on film and we knew we had a chance to beat them, we’ve had that chance with every team its just been a matter of executing,” said Wagner, who was a major contributor on defense and finished with 66 yards on eight carries.

Wearing a backwards Michigan State hat, the prophetic Ohannesian was all smiles, “It was pretty awesome.”

Walter Thomas finished with seven catches for 115 yards and a rushing and receiving touchdown for Madison.