Homecoming Game A Disappointment For The Bulldogs
 | Author:
Grady Erickson, BHS Sports Reporter
MT43 News Sports Reporter |
Homecoming Game a Disappointment for the Bulldogs
Grady Ericson
High School Sports Reporter
On Friday, October 4th it was a windy and smoky Homecoming Day when the 2-2 Townsend Bulldogs played the 4-1 Three Forks Wolves. To start the game the Bulldogs kicked with the Wolves back to receive. The Bulldogs' defense started off hot with a forced punt on the first Three Fork possession. Neither team could quite get the offense rolling in the first, with a punt by both teams. The Wolves got the scoring going with a goal-line rushing touchdown, but the attempted two-point conversion was no good (0-6). To finish out the quarter Deegan Mattson had a great fumble recovery giving the Bulldogs another chance to score before the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was no better offensively with a Bulldog fumble early in the second. The Wolves continued this momentum with a rushing touchdown to take the score to 12-0 after the two-point conversion was no good. Deegan Mattson had an electric kick return to the 30-yard line, but the offense couldn’t quite finish the possession and ended with a fumble. Late in the second quarter Three Forks added another rushing touchdown and with the extra point, it brought the score to 19-0 at the half.
The third quarter started with a Three Forks passing touchdown that brought the score to 26-0 with the extra point. Deegan Mattson got the Bulldogs on the scoreboard with a great kick return touchdown and the extra point putting the Bulldogs down 7-26. The offense continued to play hard for the rest of the third but couldn’t quite put another touchdown on the board by the end of the third quarter.
The fourth quarter started with a Marek Easter rushing touchdown early in the quarter and with the extra point, the score was 14-26. The following kick-off was a beautifully executed onside kick by Logan Johnson that the Wolves failed to recover. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs couldn’t capitalize. The Wolves added another rushing touchdown but failed to convert on the two-point conversion bringing the score to 14-32. The Bulldogs were scrappy until the end, but Three Forks came out with the win. Next week the Bulldogs play the (3-2) Columbus Cougars for senior night, which is the last home game of the season, so come out and support your dawgs. GO DAWGS!
