Bulldog Football Wraps up their Season
Author: Levi Van Zee, Bulldog Football Correspondent
Bulldog Football Wraps up Their Season
Levi Van Zee
Bulldog Football Correspondent
The Bulldogs hosted class 5B rival Jefferson Panthers on Friday night. The evening began with
the introduction of our 3rd place Badger Materials Jets football 5/6th grade football team.
Following the Jets' introduction, the Bulldog fans enjoyed celebrating Senior Night recognizing
Berlin Korr and her accomplishments.
The game opened with back-and-forth action seeing the Panthers scoring first at the 4-minute
mark in the first quarter as Jack Johnson scored on a rushing touchdown from 4 yards out.
After a Bulldog series ended short due to an interception, Johnson again scored on a 2-yard
rushing touchdown to end the first quarter with a score of 0-14.
The second quarter would provide more scoring from the Panthers as Ben Werner ran in a
score at the 8:30 mark. Johnson would go for his hat trick as he scored his third touchdown to
make the halftime score 0-28.
The BHS cheerleaders under the direction of Allie Lampman provided halftime entertainment
with a dance routine.
Third-quarter action would prove to be a scoreless endeavor with a much-needed interception
by Tavyn Anderson. In the fourth quarter Luke Strizich ran for a Panther touchdown to make for
an end score of 0-35.
The Dogs ended the season with a 2-6 record. Deegan Mattson led the team with 103
completions for 1,037 yards. Sawyer Horne led the receivers this year with 26 receptions for
365 yards and 2 touchdowns. Mattson led rushing with 107 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns,
followed by Braden Martin with 90 yards, and Sawyer Horne with 87 yards and 1 rushing
touchdown.
Defensively Horne led the year with 72 tackles, with 6 tackles for loss. Merrick Easter had 59
tackles, Mattson ended the year with 43 tackles, and Cael Sell had 41 tackles. Horne and Sell
led the team in sacks with 5 each. Tavyn Anderson and Braden Martin led interceptions with 2
each.
“I’m proud of our boys for standing up to all the adversity they faced this fall season from being
a very young team, to injuries, to learning a new system. Every week they improved and
progressed forward together to the future success of the program. What began in early June
with 6:30 a.m. lifting and summer practices is still too short when it's all over. This team showed
no quit even when the odds seemed insurmountable, and that cannot be coached into a player."
"These guys will be back bigger, faster, stronger and more together which is exciting to look
forward to as both a fan of Bulldog football and as a Coach." - Joe Horn
