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BF football routs Springfield, 46-8
In the end Bellows Falls reached its intended destination – a rout of Springfield - but the road to get there at times was full of potholes. Or as Bellows Falls coach Bob Lockerby so eloquently put it: “We had backs running around where there were no holes and running into each other,” he said. “We acted like we had never played football before.”
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BF football routs Springfield, 46-8 Poody Walsh 8 hrs ago 0 BF's Jed Lober finding a hole to scamper. Lober ran 16 times for 138 yards and one touchdown on Saturday night, Douglas Macphee WESTMINSTER – In the end Bellows Falls reached its intended destination – a rout of Springfield - but the road to get there at times was full of potholes. Or as Bellows Falls coach Bob Lockerby so eloquently put it: “We had backs running around where there were no holes and running into each other,” he said. “We acted like we had never played football before.” When Bellows Falls finally got out of its own way it was a 46-8 final in one of the longest running rivalries in the books – 103 years with BF holding 56-43-4 edge and winners of nine straight. Still it was a game that seemed to sooth the loser, perhaps more so than the victor. “We were in the game (19-8) at the half and it could have been closer except for a couple of mistakes,” said first-year Springfield coach Todd Aiken. “Our goal is to get better each week and I think we did. We didn't get down on ourselves. We may have got tired, but I told the guys they had nothing to hang their heads about.” Not only was Springfield in the game, but for a brief moment in the second quarter had an 8-6 lead. “We were playing with some intensity,” said Aiken. The game was kind of squirrely right from the start, Bellows Falls turning the ball over on its first play from scrimmage, Springfield's Deacon Watson falling on it. The Cosmos then threw a pass to the wrong team with Terrier Dylan Clark snaring the errant toss. Then the teams decided they would play some decent football for awhile. Bellows Falls followed the pick with a drive to the Springfield 12 where the Cosmos stopped a fourth-down rush. Springfield went three and out and set BF up for its first score with a short punt ending up at the Cosmos 40. It wasn't easy, but the Terriers ground pounded their way into the end zone in nine plays with quarterback Griffin Waryas taking it to paydirt from the 3. The kick for the point after was missed and would be a problem (1 for 4) all night for BF. Underdog Springfield seemed undaunted by the Terrier tally and mixing a running game with an occasional pass, including a 24-yarder from freshman quarterback Sam Presch to junior wideout Noah Zierfus, that eventually brought the Cosmos to the BF 3from where Presch hit junior Anthony Steele on a slant to tie the score. That scoring play worked so well the duo succeeded in running the same play for the two-point conversion. While there was some exhilaration on the Springfield sideline, the cheers soon took on a somber tone as BF scored two quick touchdowns before the half. The play that gave the Terriers the lead for good was keyed by a 20-yard run by Jed Lober that was followed by TD pass from Waryas to Noah Rawling. Springfield then had a bad snap on a punt attempt with BF recovering on the Springfield 20. Two plays later Waryas passed to Sam Mellish in the end zone and BF was off and running at 19-8. In the second half Lober scored on a burst from the 1, Waryas took it in from the 6 and Waryas passed to Dylan Clark to make it 39-8 and early in the final period freshman Harrison Glem rushed from the 3 to conclude the 46-8 final. Both teams are on the road Saturday as the 3-1 Division II Terriers go to Otter Valley while 1-3 Division III Springfield heads to Missisquoi.
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