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Bulldogs Show Gritty Toughness in Overtime Win, CORRIGAN, September 15, 2012 - A W is a W. Wins don't come easy in football. So when you get a win, it may not always be pretty, but you're just glad to get it. On the evening of September 14, 2012, the Woodville Eagles paid visit to the Corrigan Bulldogs in Bulldog Stadium, and while the game was more defensive than offensive, it got very exciting in the fourth quarter. While the game was unnecessarily close (going into overtime), the Bulldogs showed they were the better team this night. The Dogs scored first when Keegan Mitchell took it to the house from 15 yards out to give the Dogs a 6 to 0 lead (the Dogs failed to convert on the PAT). The next two TDs came on quarterback keepers from Bulldog Quarterback, Haden Armstrong. Of the three Bulldog touchdowns, the Dogs managed to convert one 2 point conversion for a late 4th quarter lead of 20 to 6. Up to that point, the game was mostly a defensive struggle. So with just over 4 minutes left in the game, and the Dogs with a 20 to 6 lead, it seemed like a done deal and the Bulldogs would run out the clock. Not so fast. With just over 4 minutes left in the game, Woodville handed the ball off to their running back who took the ball 60 yards for a TD. On the following kick off, the Dogs failed to put together any kind of drive and punted. Again, the Eagles scored, this time on a 50 yard pass for a touchdown. The Eagles managed to score one 2 point conversion and the game was now tied at 20 apiece. In overtime, Woodville failed to score. When the Bulldogs got the ball, they couldn't seem to punch it in and on 4th down, they did what they had to do. A 15 yard TD pass from Armstrong to Keegan Mitchell who ran it in from about 5 yards out with Eagles trying to tackle him. Mitchell fell into the endzone just over the goal line for a thrilling OT win.
I always enjoy covering the Corrigan Camden Bulldogs. They always have that gritty Bulldog attitude, they have great fans, and they have lots of spirit. The 2012 version of the Bulldogs are led by quarterback Haden Armstrong who looks basically like a linebacker playing quarterback and he exhibits the same toughness as the rest of the team. He could probably easily be an offensive lineman. That's how the Bulldogs are. They don't care who their opponent is, or how good their opponent is. The Dogs just come out and do what they do. Pin their ears back and come at you with everything they have. They bark like dogs, they stick together, and you can just feel the team unity and love from the head coach right down to the ball boy, right on to the fans. What a cool thing! Go Dogs!
Willie P. Openshaw, Editor
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