Saturday, October 4, 2008

New Woodland rivalry?


David Butterworth’s return to Halden Field was a success on Friday as visiting Pioneer knocked off Davis 21-7 in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.

The Blue Devils (0-4) made some progress, as they turned the ball over just once and cut back on penalties. DHS’ run defense - except for a Martin Galindo 67-yard run - was solid. The Patriots were missing their top running back in Kalin Carlos (high ankle sprain).

DHS running back Alex Bell, who carried the ball a whopping 28 times, found the end zone from 11 yards out in the second quarter to make it a 14-7 game.

The Patriots (3-1) helped put the game away, however with a 23-yard touchdown from quarterback Pat Colin to Galindo with 4 minutes, 13 seconds left in the third quarter. Colin connected with James Tillman a 23-yard score in the first quarter as well.

The Blue Devils had a chance for a second score in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter but the drive stalled on Pioneer’s four-yard line.

In other area games, Dixon fell to rival Vanden 14-7 in a tight game in Fairfield. Michael Hendrix scored on a 37-yard touchdown, but the Vikings took advantage of two Ram turnovers for their two scores. Also, Woodland fell to Roseville 27-9 and Anderson beat Winters 8-0.

For more prep football action, check out Sunday’s Enterprise.

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