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Prexies fourth-quarter explosion sinks Bulldogs, 70-36

By Adam Brewer for The 4 min read
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Beth-Center’s Devin Dingle make the catch in the end zone for a touchdown during a game against Washington at the Bulldogs’ field Friday.

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Washington’s Isaiah Walton throws the ball to Dylan Asbury who run in for a touchdown on the play during a game against Beth-Center at Bulldogs’ football field on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.

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Washington’s Dylan Asbury picks up yards against Beth-Center during a game at Bulldogs’ football field on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.

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Washington’s Zahmere Robinson pich up yards with teammate Taviaire Vareen by his side during a game against Beth-Center at Bulldogs’ football field on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.

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Washington’s Dan Walker tackles Beth-Center’s Bailey Lincoski during a game at Bulldogs’ football field on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.

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Celeste Van Kirk/Observer-Reporter Washington’s Dylan Asbury picks up yards against Beth-Center during a game Friday.

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Washington’s Zahmere Robinson makes the catch as he runs into the end zone for a touchdown as Beth-Center’s Talon Balog close behind during a game at Bulldogs’ football field on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.

FREDERICKTOWN — Basketball is considered to be a game full of runs.

Apparently, football can be that way, too.

The Washington football team had an emphatic run that turned its Interstate Conference showdown with Beth-Center upside down.

The Prexies’ offense did not need a shot clock to put up a basketball-like score.

Trailing 36-22 in the middle of the third quarter, Washington ran off the final 48 points and routed B-C, 70-36, to push its winning streak to six games.

“What a crazy game,” Washington coach Mike Bosnic said. “I just love the resiliency of this team. We never backed down. I anticipated this game might be high scoring. Both teams have great offenses. Both teams can come at you with the run and the pass.”

The Prexies (4-1, 7-1) are now tied with McGuffey for second place in the conference behind Charleroi. The Cougars dealt Washington its only loss, 64-33, on Aug. 31.

Two key pieces to the wild comeback for Washington were junior quarterback Zack Swartz and junior tailback Dylan Asbury. Swartz threw for 205 yards on 7 of 11 passing, ran the ball eight times for 50 yards and accounted for four touchdowns.

“We knew we had to bring the intensity in that second half,” Swartz said. “We didn’t get rattled and we just got back to playing Wash High football. This offense is special; we just have so many weapons with a great line.”

Asbury was nearly unstoppable on the ground in the second half, as he collected 209 yards on 16 carries with four touchdowns.

“We just showed a lot of grit,” Asbury said. “The line was just dominant and I had a lot of open holes. A lot of hard work gets put into our running game, and it was effective tonight.”

Washington’s comeback effort was also aided by six turnovers for B-C in the fourth quarter.

The Bulldogs (4-2, 5-3) carried a 28-22 lead into halftime and after an interception by Devin Dingle, B-C pushed its lead to 36-22 after a 2-yard touchdown run by Dominic Fundy and a successful pass on the two-pointer with 3:08 left in the third.

Washington quickly responded with a four-play drive that ended with an 11-yard sprint to the end zone by Asbury, plus a successful two-point conversion pass play.

The momentum shifted the Prexies’ way on the first play of the fourth quarter, as Dan Walker picked off a B-C pass and returned it for a 51-yard score.

“That interception was huge,” Bosnic said. “That turned the tide of the game and really got our sideline up. Sometime, it’s a game of momentum. We made some huge plays in the second half. I thought Dylan took over in the second half. He is just hard to tackle on the edges.”

In a span of four minutes, Washington forced three turnovers, and that translated to a pair of touchdown runs by Asbury (6, 16) and a 20-yard scoring run by Swartz. The Prexies also converted all three two-point tries in that sequence.

“We are always looking for balance on offense,” Swartz said. “That’s the most important aspect of our football team. We have so many athletes and we can attack you in a lot of ways. We know we can’t be a one-dimensional offense.”

Asbury capped the scoring with a 31-yard touchdown with 3:29 left in the game.

“I have never been in a game with that much scoring in that little time,” Asbury said. “We just clicked on offense and it seemed like every play was a touchdown. I couldn’t believe the scoreboard. I couldn’t believe we put 70 points up so quickly.”

Swartz ended the opening drive of the game with a 1-yard quarterback keeper. Asbury added the two-point run.

The Bulldogs countered with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dingle from Bailey Lincoski, but the pass failed on the two-point try.

The visitors extended their lead to 14-6 after a 69-yard flip pass to Zahmere Robinson from Swartz in the late stages of the opening quarter.

B-C responded with the next two scores, as Lincoski hooked up with Dingle from 58 yards and 15 yards for a pair of touchdowns through the air.

Swartz found Robinson for a 46-yard touchdown pass on Washington’s next drive, but in a wild second quarter the home team ended the scoring in the first half when Fundy worked his way in for a 15-yard score and Lincoski found J.J. Green for the two-point conversion.

Lincoski ran for 62 yards and also added 180 yards on 14 of 21 passing with three touchdowns and three interceptions. Fundy finished with 76 yards on 18 carries, and Dingle hauled in eight receptions for 141 yards.

B-C coach Joe Kuhns was unavailable for comment after the game.

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