CENTER — Friday the 13th proved to be a good luck charm for the Bowling Green Bobcats as they battled back from an early deficit to claim their first win of the season on the road, 26-14, against Mark Twain.
The Tigers got on the board first as Lakoda Preston scored from the kickoff. Mark Twain tacked on the two-point conversion to lead 8-0. The Tigers scored again later in the first as Logan Perrigo squeezed in on a three-yard run. The Bowling Green defense stopped the two-point try to trail 14-0.
An Austin Callahan 45-yard run got the Bobcats on the board. The point after was blocked for a 14-6 score at the half.
In the third Callahan connected with Nick Breakfield on a 53-yard catch. With the two-point conversion, the Bobcats knotted the score at 14 at about the three-minute mark.
Bowling Green pushed ahead with 4:30 remaining on a Gavin Deters two-yard run. They added some security with under two minutes to go as Callahan scored on a 42-yard run for a 26-14 victory.
Charlie Bowen got a key sack late in the game on a fourth down. He had two and half other sacks defensively as well. He discussed the win with Eagle 102 following the win.
“We were just all working together. It was a team effort,” Bowen remarked.
“Mark Twain was a very physical team played down hill,” he explained. “Coach Asbury had his kids ready to go. I was very pleased with the way our kids battled and found a way to finish.”
The game is archived with streaming video on the KJFM Eagle 102 website: www.kjfmeagle102.net. The Bobcats will host Montgomery County for homecoming this Friday, Sept. 20.CLOPTON-ELSBERRY
The Clopton-Elsberry IndianHawks led for much of the game against North Callaway on Friday, but couldn’t hold on for the victory.
The IndianHawks fell to 1-2 for the sea-son with the 46-29 loss. Clopton-Elsberry will travel to Van-Far on Friday, Sept. 20. That game will be featured as the KJFM Eagle 102 Game of the Week. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. with the pregame starting at 6:45 p.m.
LOUISIANA
The Louisiana Bulldogs travelled to Brentwood on Friday. Louisiana’s defense was able to hold the Eagles to a singe TD throughout the first quarter. In the second frame there was a flurry of activity and by halftime the Bulldogs trailed 35-14.
Each team made it into the endzone one more time before the final horn. The Bulldogs dropped to 0-3 for the season with the 41-20 loss.
Coach Joe Calhoun noted that Devin Cropp scored all three of the Bulldogs’ touchdowns with two rushing and one on a kickoff return.
“We moved the ball decent, but once again made a few too many mistakes on both sides of the ball to be in it at the end,” Calhoun remarked. “We’ve got a tough opponent in Hermann this week so we need to have a good week of practice.”
The Bulldogs will take on an undefeated Hermann at home on Friday.
VAN-FAR/COMMUNITY R-VI
Despite drawing within one point of Wright City on Friday, the Van-Far/Community R-VI Indians lost their second game of the season, 38-18.
The Wildcats lit the board in the first and led 7-0 at the start of the second quarter. Wright City scored two more times before the Indians found the endzone and trailed 19-6 at the half.
The Indians battled back in the third to trail 19-18 before Wright City found another gear. It was 25-18 to start the final frame and the Wildcats added two more touchdowns for the 38-18 victory.
The Indians fell to 1-2 for the season and will host the Clopton-Elsberry IndianHawks on Friday, Sept. 20. That game will be featured as KJFM Eagle 102’s Game of the Week.
PITTSFIELD/GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY
The Pittsfield/Griggsville-Perry Saukees fell to 1-2 for the season with a 42-8 loss to Maroa-Forsyth on Friday.
Maroa wasted no time getting on the board early and often, leading 28-0 at the end of the first. The Saukees held Maroa to one TD in the second to trail 35-0 at halftime. The Trojans put one more in the endzone in the third.
Pittsfield managed to score in the fourth and nail the two-point conversion.
Gage Gratton had 19 carries for 131 yards including the touchdown on a nine-yard rush.
The Saukees will travel to North Mac (Virden) on Friday.
PLEASANT HILL/WESTERN
Pleasant Hill/Western was blanked by West Central Co-op on Friday, 33-0. The Wolves will be on the road to North Greene this Friday.
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