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| Christian Newbern with a tackle. |
BCHS and Dodge renewed their longstanding rivalry Friday night in Eastman. The Indians are now led by former Royal assistant Ray Hardin. In what was a close, intense game, the Royal defense made several plays to help lead the team to a third straight win in the series.
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| TJ Mays races to the endzone. |
Jaden Mobley returned the opening kickoff to midfield. On fourth and one from the one, Jahvon Butler punched it in to give BC a 7-0 lead with 6:30 left. The Indians used a flea flicker on their first possession to get to the Royal 30. Bleckley’s defense though would prevent them from going any further.
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| Austin Johnson wraps up an Indian runner. |
Dodge though would get on the board in the first minute of the second quarter on a 22-yard touchdown run. The point after was missed. Later on, Bleckley was backed up to their own 13. Eli Mullis connected with TJ Mays on an 87-yard catch and run, With 5:13 left, it was 14-6.
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| Darwin Yates fights for yards. |
After a muffed punt, the Royal offense reached the Dodge 10, but penalties would push them back. It was 14-6 at halftime. Each team’s defense stopped the other in the third until Dodge, aided by a face mask penalty, got to the Royal 4.
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| Nehemiah Mack is in on the stop. |
With 1:14 left, a four-yard touchdown run cut the deficit to two. The two-point conversion failed. Dodge reached the Royal 27 early in the fourth. Markeze Brown intercepted the ball in the endzone to end the threat.
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| A host of Royals make the tackle. |
Dodge appeared poised to get the ball back with over three minutes left and good field position, but a fumble recovery by BC set their offense up at the Indian one. Eli Mullis ran it in with 3:48 left.
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| Jaden Mobley cuts upfield. |
BC’s nine-point advantage was short lived as Dodge returned the ensuing kickoff to the Royal 19. With 2:58 left, Dodge had gotten within 21-19. The BC offense was unable to move the ball and DC got one more shot with 47 seconds left.
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| Zeb Dubois would fall on this fumble. |
Though they started from the Royal 47, a penalty and four straight stops from BC’s defense preserved a 21-19 win. Mullis was 9 of 14 for 179 and one touchdown. Butler rushed for 82 yards on 20 carries.
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| Eli Mullis fights his way into the endzone. |
Bleckley will celebrate Homecoming against Monticello October 1 at 7:30 pm.
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| J'Shun Height made this tackle on fourth down to help seal the win. |
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