Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Junior Zander Machota (#10) makes a heads-up defensive play to bring the ball back to the Bulldogs offense in Piasa vs. the Birds.
The Bulldogs played the Piasa Birds on Friday, Sept. 29. Going into the game, both teams had the same 2 - 3 record and tis game seemed to confirm that similarity.
The two teams played a scoreless first quarter. Early in the 2nd quarter, Southwestern cored with a 32 yard rushing TD by Hunter Newell Their PAT failed giving them the 6-0 lead.
Still in the 2nd quarter, Blake Rimbey broke through with a 61 yard rushing TD. The 2 point conversion failed by Southwestern had a 12-0 lead.
With 8 minutes left in the first half, Dalton Bianco completed a pass to Drake Rose that gave the ball to Staunton on the Southwestern 12 yard line. Just two minutes later, a Braden Buffington to Cody Kapp 15 yard pass was good for a Bulldog TD. Carter Legendre kicked the PAT and Staunton had closed the scoring gap to 7-12. With just 1 minute left in the first half, Southwestern scored on a 26 yard pass play and rushed for the 2 point conversion, giving Southwestern their 20-7 halftime lead.
In the 3rd quarter, after Southwestern had turned the ball over on downs, Bianco completed a 67 yard pass play to Buffington good for a Bulldog TD. Legendre kicked the PAT and Staunton had closed the scoring gap to 14-20. However, still in the 3rd quarter, Southwestern added another TD good for 6 points and held the 26-14 lead. The Bulldogs were able to add another TD the 4th quarter when Bianco scored on a 2 yard rush. The PAT failed and Staunton was on the short end of the 26-20 final score.
Bianco completed 9 of his passing attempts including one for a TD. Buffington completed a pass to Cody Kapp good for a TD. Other receivers were Drake Rose and Trace Trettenero.
Bianco led the team is rushing yardage adding 39 yards in 8 carries.
On defense, Jordan Snider had 5 solo tackles and 3 assists including 1 that created lost yardage for Southwestern. Jesse Baker also had 3 solo, 2 assists and 1 tackle that created a lost yardage for Southwestern. Other Bulldogs with at least a total of 5 (solo or assists) tackles were Zach Anderson 7/1, Khirty Taylor 4/1, Raymond Gray 2/3,
Next week, Oct.6, the Bulldog will be at home vs Litchfield
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