Liberty ruins Colfax's Homecoming

COLFAX - Two of the Northeast 2B league's winless teams squared off Friday night, Sept. 15, here, with the visiting Liberty (Spangle) Lancers taking home the win.

The Colfax Bulldogs would put up 14 points in the first half. But the Lancers put up 15.

Neither team scored in the second half, and the Bulldogs fell to 0-3 on the season after the one point heartbreaking loss Friday, Sept. 15.

The loss came at the Bulldogs' Homecoming.

The Bulldogs were not without chances to win.

In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs got in the "red zone" twice, both times turning the ball over. One was due to a turnover on downs, the other a J.P. Wigen's fumble recovered by the Lancers.

"We made far to many mistakes in order to win that ballgame," Colfax Coach Mike Morgan said after the game game.

The game started with Colfax getting the ball first. Their first drive would be a quick three and out. The Bulldogs would get a good defensive stop on third down against the Lancers, forcing them into a tough fourth-down play, giving the ball back to Colfax after the turnover on downs.

On the first play of the ensuing Bulldog drive, the Lancers picked off a Seth Lustig pass and returned it for the touchdown.

The Lancers would kick the extra point, and lead 7-0 early.

The Bulldogs started the second quarter with the ball, trailing by a touchdown.

The first drive for Colfax in the second quarter was all about Ryker Reed. He had a huge run to put the Bulldogs on the 12-yard line.

After a pass interference called on Wigen, he would then score the next play for the Bulldogs. Colfax would convert the two-point conversion, and lead 8-7.

With 8 minutes left in the half, the Lancers would make quick work of their next possession, scoring easily and converting their own 2-point to regain the 15-8 lead.

Colfax took over with 2 minutes remaining in the second quarter,

John Largent broke free for a 64-yard run for a touchdown to cut the lead to one. The Bulldogs would not convert after, and trail 15-14 at halftime. That would be the final score of the game, which was also Homecoming in Colfax.

In the game, Colfax had 17 first downs, compared to the seven from Liberty. Colfax had 196 rushing yards and 173 passing yards, where as the Lancers had 78 rushing yards and 83 passing yards.