Late score plagues Fruitport in season-opening setback to league foe Hopkins

By Scott Brandenburg LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT – For 47 minutes, it looked every bit like the Fruitport Trojan football team would exorcise a couple of demons in its 2026 season-opener on Thursday. Those demons rose up and bit the host Trojans in the final minute, however, in the 34-28 setback. The Trojans were driving down the field late in the fourth quarter against Hopkins at Robert H. “Doc” Pierce Field looking for their first season-opening win since 2022. However, Hopkins senior standout Jackson Iciek stepped in front of a pass across the middle by Fruitport senior Brady Hanson and returned it…