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Bombers Notch First Win Of The Season

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September 17th, 2016

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The Barnum Bombers notched their first victory of the season on Friday night, toppling the Mesabi East Giants 42-22.

Tyler Nynas got the scoring underway in the 1st quarter on a 35 yard run to give the Bombers an early 8-0 lead. Quinn Casey followed that score with a 14 yard run in the 2nd quarter, making it 16-0.

Mesabi East would respond with two touchdowns of their own. The first came on a 68 yard kick return to cut the Bombers lead down to 16-8. Levi Skelton then tied it up 16-16 on a 3 yard run. The Bombers answered right back on a 19 yard pass from Nynas to Casey to take the 22-16 lead. Nynas then connected with Colton Ziegler on a 98 yard pass, making it a 30-16 lead at halftime.

Nynas would remain hot in the 2nd half, connecting with Jacob Nelson from 20 yards out in the 3rd quarter, making it 36-16. Nynas the found Jared Haley on a 14 yard pass to make it 42-16. The Giants would score one more time on a 71 yard run from John Grivette, making it a 42-22 final.

The Bombers are now 1-2 on the season and look to start a winning streak on September 23rd when they play the Chisholm Bluestreaks (1-2).

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com

 

 

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