Bulldogs Fall To Wrens

October 4th, 2014

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The Carlton Bulldogs hosted the Wrenshall Wrens on Friday night for the first time ever in 9-man football. The Wrens would get the best of the Bulldogs however, winning 35-0.

The 1st quarter was nothing short of exciting. While there was no scoring, the defensive battle kept the fans intrigued and the players pumped up. In the 2nd quarter, the Wrens would score midway through after Luke Vine plunged into the end zone from 1 yard out, putting them up 7-0.

The Wrenshall defense would force another punt from the Bulldogs and they would take complete advantage, when Vine connected with Hunter Pauly for a 51 yard touchdown, increasing the lead to 14-0 going into the half.

In the second half, the Bulldogs looked to have a promising drive when Jaryd Soukkala broke a long run, but the Wrens would tighten their defense up and force the Bulldogs to punt once again. The defensive battle would continue, with several 3 and outs on both sides of the ball until Wrenshall’s Hunter Pauly broke a 23 yard run to put the Wrens up 21-0 going into the final quarter.

In the forth quarter, the Wrenshall Wrens would scored twice late with Dakota Spry scoring the first touchdown with 5 minutes remaining in the quarter to put the Wrens up 28-0.

Pauly found the end zone one last time on the evening with close to a minute remaining from 1 yard out to cap off the scoring for the Wrens, giving them the 35-0 victory.

The Wrenshall Wrens improve to 6-0 on the season and will play in the battle of unbeaten’s when they travel to play the Cromwell Cardinals (6-0) on October 10th.

The Bulldogs will find themselves in a good position for their first victory on the year when they welcome the McGregor Mercuries (1-5) to town on October 10th in their final home game of the year.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com