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Bulldog receiver Denver Hutchens (16) went high for the ball, caught it then went heels over head across Waitsburg Cardinal defender J.J. Gleason's back in action from Dayton's 54-22 loss last Friday in Waitsburg. The Bulldogs were tenacious but encountered a bit of bad luck when Waitsburg capitalized on four crucial miscues in the second quarter, tipping the advantage to the Cards. Read more about the game on page 10.
Bulldog ball carrier Raymond Yutzy (11) eyes oncoming Cardinal defenders as blockers Denver Hutchens (16), Byron Collier (18) and Silas Czapka (10) look to provide interference in Dayton's 54-22 loss to Waitsburg.
Jordan McCowen (13) quarterbacked the Bulldogs, completing 13 of 25 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 90 yards on 18 carries.
WAITSBURG–Three instances of bad luck in a row for the Dayton Bulldogs meant three good-luck touchdowns for the Waitsburg Cardinals and those touchdowns slammed the door on the game in Waitsburg's 54-22 decision over the Bulldogs here last Friday.
After denying a Bulldog touchdown on four tries inside the five-yard line, the Waitsburg Cardinals chalked up four of their five second-quarter touchdowns on Bulldog miscues. After that the Bulldogs blanked the Cards in the third quarter while notching two touchdowns, and battled through the fourth in the SE B-8 loss.
The Bulldogs are now 1-2 on the season and look to their upcoming game versus Garfield-Palouse in Palouse 6 p.m. Saturday, October 5, on account of a shortage of officials.
Jordan McCowen completed 52% of his passes (13/25) for 220 yards and two touchdowns, both to receiver Denver Hutchens, who caught eight of 13 (62%) of his passes for 156 yards.
Quarterback McCowen packed the mail 18 times for 90 yards and Raymond Yutzy carried eight times for 46 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown called back by penalty. Running back Byron Collier carried 15 times for 27 yards.
Dayton's second-quarter breakdown started with an 8-8 tie that was broken when Cardinal Isa Reyes slipped up the middle for a 45-yard scoring run and a 14-8 Waitsburg lead. Dayton took advantage of a Cardinal penalty, and Jordan McCowen moved the ball 21 yards to the Cardinal 16.
Raymond Yutzy rushed to first-and-goal on the five, but the Cards denied Bulldog running back Byron Collier three times to take over on downs.
Waitsburg marched 95 yards in five plays to make it 22-8 on a Koyen Fortune touchdown with Reyes scoring the point after.
The momentum had turned and on fourth and 13, the punt snap sailed back to the Bulldog three-yard line, and Reyes found Martin Vasquez for another score.
On the ensuing kickoff, Bulldog returner Duane Moore was stripped of the ball by J.J. Gleason, giving Waitsburg the ball on the Bulldog 20. Reyes scored on the next play. Jumping the lead to 38-8 in a few short minutes.
McCowen returned the kick off to mid field and there the drive seemed stalled when he found Yutzy open for a first down on the Cardinal 19. Dayton went for the jugular on the next play, but the receiver slipped making the pivot for the pass and Gleason picked the pass and loped 85 yards to pay dirt and a 46-8 lead after Brenton Segraves's PAT run.
Close to invoking the running-clock rule, Dayton took the third-quarter kick off but the drive stalled on a face-masking penalty, turning the ball over on downs with Waitsburg in good field position on the Dawg 33.
The Cards moved to the Dayton 15 but stalled there. But the Bulldogs went in reverse when a pitch to Yutzy was bobbled and he was tackled on the five. Dayton's next few plays didn't move the ball and a fourth-and-16 pass on the Waitsburg 10 fell incomplete.
A Cardinal fumble recovered by Dayton seemed to indicate a shift in momentum as the Dawgs, on rushes by Collier and Yutzy, climbed out of the hole to the 19, then McCowen found Hutchens for a first down on the 36. He tried that combination again for a 64-yard scoring strike and a 46-14 score with 4:22 to go in the third.
Dayton held and got the ball back at midfield. A bad snap set the Dawgs back to second and 24, then a reverse play with Hutchens carrying the ball garnered a first down on the Cardinal 28.
On second and eight from the Waitsburg 36, McCowen threw to Hutchens (10) incomplete but the yellow hankie indicated pass interference, giving the drive new life at the 13-yard line, McCowen found his favorite receiver Hutchens for a12-yard scoring throw after evading Cardinal tacklers after a bad shotgun snap and heaving the throw toward a waiting Hutchens.
Waitsburg managed one touchdown in the fourth quarter, a 25-yard rush by Fortune and Dayton answered with a well-executed, fourth-and-seven quick pitch to Yutzy which resulted in a touchdown–except for the illegal block penalty that called it back.
Dayton didn't give up on the drive, moving to the Cardinal 15 on a 28-yard McCowen to Hutchens pass, but there penalties reversed course with the Dawg drive stalling as time ran out.
Waitsburg 54, Dayton 22 (9-27)
Day 8 0 14 0-22
Wai 8 38 0 8-54
Wai-Reyes 70 yd rush. Fortune run.
Day-Hutchens 19 yd pass from McCowen. Collier run
Wai-Reyes 45 yd rush. Run fail.
Wai-Fortune 6 yd rush. Reyes run.
Wai-Vasquez 2 yd pass from Reyes. Reyes run.
Wai-Reyes 20 yd rush. PAT good.
Wai-Gleason 85 yd interception. Segraves run. 46-8
Day-Hutchens 64 yd pass from McCowen. Run fail.
Day-Hutchens 12 yd pass from McCowen. Collier run, 46-22
Wai-Fortune 25 yd rush. Segraves 3 yd pass from Reyes.
