The Dawgs scored on both of their first quarter drives to lead at the end of the first quarter 12-0.
The Burlington Wildcats toughened up on defense and went to a spread offense in the second quarter. The Wildcats scored a TD and two point conversion while the Dawgs scored six points to up their lead to 18-8 at the end of the half. During the first quarter, the Wildcats employed a single wing formation with unbalanced line. But, that wasn't working very well so they typically lined up in a spread formation and threw quite a bit in the second quarter.
The single wing with unbalanced line is the same formation that the Bulldogs used very effectively in the late 1950s.
In the third quarter, the Wildcats went back to the single wing primarily and moved the ball better than earlier in the game. Their defense was better than the first half and held the Dawgs scoreless. They scored 8 points and the Dawg lead was cut 18-16 at the end of the third.
Early in the fourth quarter, the Dawgs scored on a long pass play to go up 25-16 and then added another TD to take a 31-16 lead. But the Wildcats were not ready to give up and they quickly scored again to narrow the Dawg lead to 31-24. But the Dawgs still had some fight and Trevor Dawson scored quickly to go up 38-24. But, the quarter and the scoring wasn't over yet and the Wildcats added another TD pass to get within 38-32. The Dawgs went in ball control mode and were able to run the clock out while still in the 38-32 lead.
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