The Beresford Watchdogs hosted the Lennox Orioles for their homecoming football game on Friday, September 22nd. The Watchdogs held a lead in the second half, but Lennox went on a big roll offensively and took the win 42-14.
Lennox took the lead in the first thirty seconds of the game on a 38-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion was no good, and the Orioles led 6-0. They added to their lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to go ahead 12-0.
The Watchdog special teams made a big play later in the second quarter. Robert Watkins recovered a fumble on a punt return to set the Beresford offense up in great position. Watkins then scored on a one-yard touchdown run shortly after the recovery. Payden Hoffman made the extra point to cut the lead to 12-7. On the very next Lennox possession, Ryan Sveeggen got an interception. Beresford, however, was unable to capitalize on the turnover, and the first half ended with Lennox leading 12-7.
Beresford took the lead about midway through the third quarter. Watkins forced a fumble, and Jace Adams recovered the ball at the Lennox 11-yard line. Gaval Valder scored on a 12-yard run two plays later. Hoffman connected on the extra point, and Beresford took the lead 14-12. Lennox, however, would take the lead back before the end of the third quarter on a 57-yard run. A made two-point conversion gave Lennox a 20-14 lead.
The Orioles started to pull away in the fourth quarter and then kept rolling. With 10:18 left in the game, the Orioles scored on a seven-yard touchdown pass and made the two-point conversion. Later in the quarter they added a nine-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion to go ahead 36-14. They scored one more time on a nine-yard touchdown pass for the 42-14 win.
