Homecoming Game in Badger

by Coach John Lee

The Gators played their final game of the season at home in Badger this past Friday night.  The game started with a good return by Dayton Bishop but the Gators offense was forced to punt after a three and out.  The Raiders from Lake Park marched the ball all the way to inside the five yard line but was stopped by a great goal line stand with back to back losses from tackles from Derrick Knutson and Anthony Rinde. The Gators struggled moving the ball most of the first half.  The raiders scored on their second drive of the game following some poor tackling.  A great return by Undeberg and the Gators were 30 yards away from tying the game.   Penalty by the home team on first down for holding set the pace for the drive. On third and thirty the Gators ran a draw to Devin Dostal who picked up a first down but once again the play was called back on a penalty.  The Gators also lost Devin for the rest of the season to injury on the play.  This was the first play of the second quarter.  The teams went into halftime with the score 12-0 following another LPA touchdown.

The Gators played hard in the second half but whenever it appeared they were on the verge of scoring a touchdown the team would turn the ball over or get a big penalty that would stop the drive.  LPA scored on the varsity defense one more time and they finished the game scoring on a long run against the JV defense.  A bright spot for the JV offense was a 28 yard completion from freshman Brandon Pries to sophomore Shaun Waage to end the game.  The Gators will be on the road next Friday as we travel to Fosston to play the greyhounds.