BOWLING GREEN The Bowling Green Bobcats came into Saturday’s Class 2 state semifinal game averaging 66 points per game.
However, it was the Blair Oaks Falcons who scored 66 points instead.
Blair Oaks scored touchdowns on 10 of its 15 possessions, accumulating 804 yards of total offense. The Falcons won in the state semifinals for the third time in the past five years, claiming a 66-48 shootout victory against the Bobcats.
The Blair Oaks Falcons lost a fumble on their first play from scrimmage Saturday afternoon. They made very few mistakes after that. Blair Oaks scored touchdowns on its next four possessions and the defense never allowed the Lift for Life Hawks inside the red zone. The Falcons continued their undefeated season as they cruised to a 42-0 victory in the Class 2 state quarterfinals at Cardinal Ritter.
Oh, what a difference one year can make. Last season, the Blair Oaks Falcons lost a shootout to the Hallsville Indians. On Friday, the Falcons won in a shutout, and in a rout. The Blair Oaks defense limited Hallsville to 78 yards rushing, more than 200 yards below the Indians’ rushing average per game, and got its revenge in a 55-0 victory in Tri-County Conference play at the Falcon Athletic Complex.
It only took the Blair Oaks Falcons just 4:07 into Friday night’s game to score a touchdown in all three phases. Dylan Hair had a 50-yard rushing touchdown, Bryson Varner had a 31-yard fumble return for a touchdown and Joey Wilde returned a kickoff 60 yards for a score in those opening minutes, propelling the Falcons to a 65-6 Homecoming victory against the Versailles Tigers at the Falcon Athletic Complex.
The Blair Oaks Falcons are back in first place, and they did it with an exclamation point Friday night. Blair Oaks dominated from start to finish, taking sole possession of the top spot in the Tri-County Conference with a 52-13 win against the Boonville Pirates at the Falcon Athletic Complex.