The South Lane Buzzards opened the game
with a heavy dose of their running game, pushing the Bulldog's
defense back onto the heals with a series of sweeps, traps and dives.
Attacking the defensive line head-on. The four-quarterback rotation
seemed to have caught Bellingham off-guard initially. Driving down
the field the Buzzard scored a field goal on their first possession
of the game.
Bellingham would answer quickly with a
65 yard bomb from Leon Lilley to Toby Seim. However the offense was
unable to take advantage of the field position turned the ball over
on downs. With the momentum favoring South Lane, Bellingham struggled
to turn the advantage around. The Buzzards defense kept up the
pressure on Lilley who was unable to get clean throwing lines. Both
defenses stiffened, allowing yards but blanking the opposing offenses
throughout the first half.
The opening kickoff of the second half
sparked new life in the Bulldog offense as Miguel Pierre took the
return to just inside the red zone. The next play from scrimmage saw
Brett Hall push his way into the end zone for Bellingham's first
score. The scoring would quickly cool again but tempers began to rise
as penalty flags began to rain down for both sides. Either team
unable to get a consistent rhythm to their offense with the constant
shuffle of field position dictated by the referee.
Late in the fourth quarter the scoring
drought was quenched when Bulldogs' defensive back Jon (Bizzle) Bon
recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown. The Buzzards'
defense also saw the end zone as defensive back Jamil Wynn picked off
a pass from Leon Lilley and returned it 70 yards for South Lanes only
touchdown. Bellingham would get the last word with less than
two-minutes remaining and the Buzzards driving the field. Bulldogs'
safety Miguel Pierre intercepted a deflected pass, sealing the
victory for Bellingham. Final score: 14-11. Click here to view photos
of the game.
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