Townsend Bulldogs Win At Whitehall's Own Homecoming
 | Author:
Grady Erickson, BHS Sports Reporter
MT43 News Sports Reporter |
Townsend Bulldogs Win at Whitehall Homecoming
Grady Erickson, BHS Sports Reporter
On Friday, September 20th the Townsend Bulldogs traveled to Whitehall to take on the Trojans on their homecoming night. Coming into the game Townsend was 1-1 and Whitehall was 0-3 looking for their first win of the season.
Townsend got the scoring started off in the first quarter with a running touchdown by Tavyn Anderson. Whitehall answered back with an 80-yard touchdown pass and run. The Bulldogs came right back with a passing touchdown from Tavyn Anderson to Deegan Mattson to end the first quarter 14-7 Bulldogs.
The second quarter started off hot with an Eric Humphries forced fumble and a Bulldogs recovery. Townsend finished off the scoring drive with a Sawyer Horne rushing touchdown to bring the score to 21-7 Bulldogs. Later in the quarter Tavyn Anderson picked off the Whitehall quarterback to return the ball to the Bulldogs with momentum on their side. That momentum carried them into a Bradan Martin rushing touchdown to bring the score to 28-7 which is where the score stood at the half.
The third quarter started off strong with a long run by Tavyn Anderson to drive the Bulldogs down the field. Deegan Mattson scored on a 6-yard rushing touchdown to keep the scoring going in the third quarter. Townsend recovered a fumble which led to one of the most exciting, missed field goals you will see. Logan Johnson has one of the most powerful kicking legs in the conference and just missed from about 50 yards out. He did however go 6-7 on extra points for the day. The third quarter ended with the Bulldogs up big 35-7.
The fourth quarter was a continuation of Bulldog domination with a Tavyn Anderson passing touchdown to Deegan Mattson. Cael Sell had a sack in the quarter to bring his sack total to 5.5 on the year. The Trojans finally woke up and had a touchdown pass in the middle of the fourth, but the Bulldogs answered back with a kick return touchdown by Deegan Mattson. Deegan Mattson had himself a game with four total touchdowns and an interception on defense. The final score was a resounding Bulldog victory 48-13.
The Bulldogs next game will be a 5B matchup vs the last years state runner up Manhattan Tigers. The Tigers go into the game 3-0 while the Bulldogs are hoping to give them their first loss of the season. The game will be in Manhattan on Friday, September 27th with kickoff at 7 pm. Go Dawgs!!
