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The Bulldogs (5-3, 4-1) jumped out to an early
Bulldogs send Dragons to fourth-straight loss
BY BRANDON OGDEN bogden@dailysentinel.com Kilgore used a dual-threat rushing attack to send the Nacogdoches Dragons to their fourth straight loss, a 28-16 decision in District 14-4A football action Friday night at Dragon Stadium. Dondra Halton rushed for 121 yards on 19 carries, and Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel TCU-bound Ladarius Anthony Backup quarterback Patrick Ledet (18) finds a hole in the Kilgore defense to set up added 110 yards and two a Josh Robertson touchdown moments later in the second quarter Friday at touchdowns on 23 carries to Dragon Stadium. help the Bulldogs rush for 232 7-0 lead on a 1-yard run from Anthony in the yards on 45 carries as a team, while the Kilgore first quarter. They extended their lead to 14-0 defense held Nacogdoches to well below its midway through the second quarter with a 20rushing average at just 100 yards on 29 carries. yard pass from Riley Toler to Mason Nestleroad. Toler was 8-of-11 through the air for 104 yards with an interception and the touchdown. He was 6-of-7 in the first half with the interception being his only non-completion. Cole Banner intercepted the pass for the Dragons, and they moved the ball with an 11play drive, but Kilgore’s Hector Peralez picked off a pass attempt by Damion Johnson in the red zone to keep the Dragons off the board. Johnson and the Dragon capitalized on their next trip in the red zone as he found Josh Robertson for a 14-yard scoring strike with 7 seconds left in the second quarter to cut the Kilgore lead to 14-7 at the break. Figure 1 Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel Nacogdoches receiver DeAndre Foster (12) reaches for an incoming pass as the Kilgore defense closes in during the second quarter Friday at Dragon Stadium.
Johnson was 14-of-29 through the air for 150 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He rushed for 42 yards on 17