By Clint Cox
The Bay High Tornados ended a 12 game losing streak at the expense of the Marianna Bulldogs this past Friday night with a 33-15 win. That losing streak extended back to the 2007 season but the Tornados are a much improved team this season. They entered the contest 0-2 but had lost two close games to two solid programs in Port St. Joe and Mosley.
The visitors from Panama City scored early in the ball game to take a 7-0 lead. The Bulldog offense had a tough time getting untracked in the first half but midway through the second quarter it was still a 7-0 game. But with 4 ½ minutes left in the half a Bulldog fumble was scooped up by a Tornado and returned 12 yards for a score. Leading 14-0 the Tornados added a 24 yard field with :23 seconds left in the half to take a 17-0. The Bulldogs showed some fight in the second half when they forced a Tornados punt to open the second half. Marianna picked up a first down on their possession and then got a 52 yard scoring run from R.J. Bowers. Tre Jackson ran in the two point conversion to make it a 17-8 game.
But Bay High responded with a long drive that was capped off by a touchdown pass to push their lead to 23-8. Again the Bulldogs showed some fight as they put together their own long drive, 80 yards on 9 plays, that ended with a 3 yard run by Jackson as the third quarter came to a close. Ryan Rudd added the point after kick to narrow the margin to 23-15. The fourth quarter though belong to Bay as they took advantage of two Bulldog turnovers to post a touchdown and field goal.
Bowers led the Bulldogs with 124 yards on 11 carries. The loss was Marianna’s first of the season and the Bulldogs will enter this Friday’s district matchup at home against Walton with a 2-1 record.
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