Terrace Midgets top Burnham

By Kenny Varner
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Updated: December 18, 2015

In the Freedom Bowl, the Burnham Bulldogs Midget team went up against a fiesta group from the Terrace.
Despite an early lead by the Bulldogs it would be the Tigers night as they eeked out a lose 20-12 victory.
On the first play of the game, the Bulldogs wasted no time at all getting on the scoreboard as Richard Darin scored on a 75-yard scamper with 9:34 still on the first quarter clock, making it 6-0.
After holding the Terrace to a three and out, the Bulldogs got the ball and continued to push the ball downfield on a 12-play drive.
However, despite getting the ball to the Tigers one, the drive stalled and the Terrace offense got the ball back.
Once again, the Bulldogs defense forced the Tigers to punt.
Starting at the Tigers’ 20, Burnham went down deep into the Terrace red zone.
Facing a fourth down and goal on the nine, the Tigers once again dodged a bullet as the Bulldogs were turned away on downs.
The third time was a charm for the Terrace, marching down the field after starting on their own six.
Eight plays later, Nick Crownover picked up his team’s first touchdown as he scored on a 20-yard jaunt. With the successful extra point, the Tigers led 7-6.
Both teams would head into the intermission with the same score.
On the first play of the second half, Crownover picked up his team’s second touchdown, posting a 55-yard touchdown scamper with 9:41 left in the third. For the second time in as many tries, the Tigers converted a successful PAT, making it 14-6.
Burnham was on a mission on its next drive marching down the field and got to the Terrace two before giving it to Darin. Darin did not disappoint, running it in from two out, cutting it to 14-12 with 7:17 left.
The Tigers picked up an important touchdown run minutes later in the final stanza.
Thomas Resignalo went 78 yards on the kick off, ending the scoring at 20-12 and giving the Tigers a Liberty Bowl victory.