Bulldogs Are Back In Town - Whitehall Trojans
Author: Levi Van Zee - Bulldog Football Correspondent
Bulldogs Are Back In Town - Whitehall Trojans
Levi Van Zee
Bulldog Football Correspondent
Bulldog football action was back in town Friday night as the Bulldogs hosted the Whitehall Trojans. The Trojans came to town with a split record of 1-2 as the Dogs were looking for their first win. The Dogs struck paydirt first with a defensive score as Colt Barnard recovered a fumble caused by Cael Sell and ran it into the endzone. After another defensive stop, the Bulldogs marched down the field setting up Deegan Mattson to punch the ball in for a score on a 4th down and goal. The Trojans responded with about one minute to go in the first half with a touchdown pass from Joe Denny to Andrew Bacon to make the halftime score 14-7.
Second-half action was a back-and-forth battle until Mattson again found the end zone with 18 seconds left in the third quarter. Whitehall would respond with a touchdown of their own again from Bacon, but it would be no match for the Bulldogs. Colt Bernard caught a pass across the middle from Mattson and was able to juke and jive his way up the sideline for another Townsend TD. The Dogs' defense came on especially strong in the 4th quarter with a couple more defensive scores. Sawyer Horne was able to sack the quarterback in the end zone for a safety. Shortly after, the defensive line crashed in on the quarterback causing yet another fumble returned by Barnard for another touchdown by the defense.
The Bulldogs defense had a standout evening with 5 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, and 3 defensive scores with two touchdowns and a safety. Deegan Mattson led the offense with 283 passing yards. Logan Johnson added to the score as he was 4 for 5 successful extra points.
The Bulldogs were victorious, overcoming the Trojans by a score of 36-14. Come out and support the Bulldogs as they take on the Manhattan Tigers at home this coming Friday, September 22.
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Image 1 Caption: Bulldog Quarterback Deegan Mattson reaches for the endzone.
Photo Credits: Kelly Morris
