TUOLUMNE — It was a tale of two halves for the Denair Coyotes.

Trailing by just four points at halftime, DHS was shut out in the third and fourth quarters as defending state champion Summerville (Division 6-A) raced to a 47-17 non-conference victory Friday night at Thorsted Field.

“I think the first half showed the potential of where we can be,” said Coyotes head coach Anthony Armas. “We were down 21-17 at halftime and were getting the ball to start the second half, but they recovered an onside kick and things kind of got away from us from there.”

Armas believes the 30-point final margin is not indicative of how his team played.

“It was a running clock in the fourth quarter, so it looks like a blowout, but we made a bunch of little mistakes in the second half,” said Armas. “I think they’re all things that can easily be cleaned up.”

Denair jumped out to a 7-0 lead when junior quarterback Derek Potter connected with junior running back Connor Hart for a 24-yard completion.

After the Bears tied the score, the Coyotes regained the advantage when Potter found junior wide receiver Harlan Brown for a 33-yard strike to make it 14-7.

Summerville tied the contest again and then took a 21-14 lead before Brown connected on a 35-yard field goal to make 21-17 at the break.

“We’ve played Summerville before and we had problems with their physicality,” said Armas. “But physically, we were right there with them on Friday. We saw this game as a measuring stick; we can play with these guys.”

Potter finished the contest with five completions on 13 attempts, for 84 yards. Bryson Salazar had 10 carries for 93 yards, while Hart totaled 52 yards on 11 totes. Degan Butler finished with 12 carries for 53 yards, and Brown totaled three receptions for 63 yards.

The Coyotes (1-1) will see action again Friday night when they take on McClatchy (2-0), a 35-28 winner over Davis-Yolo last week.

Kickoff is slated for 7:15 p.m. at Jack Lytton Stadium.