Truman rallied from 14 down in the third quarter and got a game-clinching overtime stop to beat Davenport, Michigan 28-27 in the home opener at a sweltering Stokes Stadium on Saturday. The Panthers missed a 32-yard field with 50 seconds left and the game went to overtime tied at 21. The Bulldogs had the first possession and Dylan Hair tossed a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Parker Erickson. In his first game as the ‘Dogs placekicker, freshman Diego Perez hit what turned out to be the winning extra point. Davenport answered back with a touchdown on a six-yard run by Cephus Harris; his third score of the day. The Panthers decided to go for two and the win:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com.
The Panthers scored touchdowns on their first two possessions. They were threatening to go up three scores when Truman cornerback Dominic Grand made a play:
It was scored a 73-yard interception return and the score stayed 14-7 until halftime. Davenport went up 21-7 midway through the third period. The Bulldog offense gave their defense a needed rest by embarking on a 14-play, 81-yard drive capped by a 28-yard touchdown pass from Hair to Nathan Ryan. Hair helped tie the game on a 30-yard TD run with 13:20 left. The Blair Oaks product finished with 318 yards of total offense and accounted for 3 touchdowns. Ryan had seven receptions for 99 yards and a score. Logan Montoya led the Truman defense with 11 stops. The Bulldogs improve to 1-2 and will start GLVC-play at Missouri S&T next Saturday night. Davenport drops to 1-1.
postgame with Kellen Nesbitt:
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