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The visiting Swanton Bulldogs made several critical errors including a short kickoff to start the game, a lost fumbled lateral deep in their own territory and a blocked punt recovered for a touchdown, allowing the Evergreen Vikings to put up 24 first-quarter points in a 45-0 NWOAL victory at Pifer Field on Friday night.  After receiving the short kickoff, the Vikings scored within 1:35 on a pass 21-yard from Bryce Bolger to Will Johnson and led 7-0 after an Alex Mossing PAT.

Two plays after receiving the subsequent kickoff, Swanton mishandled a lateral pass, leading to a Mossing 34-yard field goal and a 10-0 Evergreen lead.  After failing to advance the ball on their next series, the Bulldogs had their punt blocked by John Johnson and Brendan Holman scooped up the loose ball, walked into the endzone and gave the Vikings a 17-0 advantage.  Before the quarter ended, Max Mossing dashed around the left end and went 55-yards for another touchdown, making the score 24-0 with 2:55 still remaining on the clock.

The Mossings added another seven points to the scoreboard in the second quarter when Max ran the ball in from 30-yards out and Alex kicked the extra point to go on top 31-0 as the half ended, triggering the running clock to start the second half.  Colton Robertson hauled in a 52-yard touchdown pass from Bolger in the third quarter and Austin Gillen carried the ball in from one-yard out to end the scoring at 45-0.

The Evergreen victory improves their NWOAL record to 3-3 and their overall record to 5-4.  This sets up a showdown next Friday when the Delta Panthers, sitting at 3-3 and 6-3, visit Pifer Field with significant state playoff computer points at stake in the final game of the regular season.  Swanton moves to 0-6 and 0-9 and will entertain the Patrick Henry Patriots next Friday night.

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Photo: Evergreen Band director Chris Lyons signals “Touchdown” as Viking Will Johnson holds the football in the end zone.