The Hylton Bulldogs charged onto the field for their homecoming game Friday night after an hour-long lightning delay.
DJ Wright received the ball from the Gar-Field Indians and ran it down to the 35-yard line. A pass to Christian Brisueno brought the ball down to the one, where Jared Austin carried the ball in for a touchdown with 11:26 to go in the first quarter, bringing the score to 7-0.
The Indians fumbled the ball with 8:43 left in the quarter, and it was recovered by Albert Nunez. Later, a 19-yard pass to DJ Wright allowed Hylton to score their second touchdown of the night. Hylton was up 14-0 with 7:58 left to go in the first.
Seconds later in the game, the Indians fumbled the ball and the Bulldogs recovered it and took over on the 20-yard line. The play set up the team for its third touchdown of the night, scored by DJ Wright, bringing the score 20-0.
While Gar-Field struggled with fumbles, Hylton was plagued with penalties. Game officials called a pass interference play on a pass meant for Gar-Field wide receiver Malachi Smithen. It was one of many penalty calls on the Bulldogs during the game.
Gar-Field tried to come alive last in the first with a pass that was nearly picked off by Teryance Thomas. With 7:07 left in the first, Hylton’s Brandon Benson passed the ball down to the one-yard line, and that set up another touchdown for Jared Austin making the score 20-0.
With 1:30 left to go in the explosisve first quarter, a 20-yard run by Hylton’s Ishmeal Farmah set up the team to score again, this time on a pass play. Quarterback Brandon Benson threw the ball to Seshun Mickens who was waiting in the end zone.
With Hylton now up by 54 points, Gar-Field put eight points on the board late in the 2nd quarter with a touchdown and two-point conversion.
A touchdown catch by Gar-Field’s Chris Frederick brought the score to 54-14. Frederick made another touchdown, allowing the team to score 20 points in the game.
The final score was 61-20 Hylton.
