The Beaver Dam High School football team dropped a hard fought 20-14 non-conference game at Baraboo on Friday night.
The Golden Beavers Avery Priewe gave BDHS the early lead, taking the opening kickoff 89-yards to the house to give his squad the early 6-0 lead. Baraboo answered on their first possession as Isaac Pellen punched it on from 1 yard out with 6:27 left in the 1st quarter. The extra point gave Baraboo the 7-6 lead.
In the 3rd quarter Pellend’s 2nd one-yard score extended the T-Birds lead. Sophomore QB Eli Bryant rallied Beaver Dam late in the 4th quarter hitting Kyler Keel on a 32 yards score with 4:04 left in regulation. Bryant hit Keel on the 2-point conversion to tie the game at 14.
Baraboo (1-1) answered the score, by marching down the field and taking the lead on Pellend’s 3rd short TD run of the game with :43 seconds left pushed Baraboo back on top 20-14. A long pass play and a penalty gave BDHS a chance, but Ben Burgess picked off a Bryant pass in the end zone with :06 left to end the rally.
Bryant threw for 83 yards and a TD in relief of QB Camron Mendoza who left the game with a hamstring injury. Keel caught three passes for 62 yards and a TD.
Mendoza & Bradyn Strachota led BD in rushing with 20 yards each.
Beaver Dam (0-2) will travel to Fort Atkinson next Friday night. You can hear that game on 1430 ESPN Beaver Dam and watch it on DailyDodge TV presented by Columbus Family Dental, Hometown Glass & Improvement and the Beaver Dam Unified School District. The John Deere Pregame Show is set for 6:45pm with the kickoff at 7pm.
Click the link to hear postgame comments from coach Brock Linde
