Bulldogs bash the Buffs to cap homecoming week

The Lovell Bulldogs celebrated homecoming in style Friday, clobbering the Mountain View Buffaloes 33-0 in dominant fashion to move to 3-0 in 2A West conference games.Lovell used a punishing ground game to wear down the Buffaloes and control the clock, which helped the defense hold the Buffs out of the end zone.“Mountain View is a spread team,” coach Doug Hazen said. “They threw 33 passes, and that’s a lot of passing attempts for a high school team. When you can run the ball you can play keep-away and tire out their players and grind it on ‘em.”The Bulldogs took the opening kickoff and scored in four plays including a seven-yard run by quarterback Beau Green, a 42-yard burst by halfback Tyler Teter and a 13-yard touchdown run up the middle by fullback Riley Abraham.“When we play well we get some balance,” Hazen said. “Beau had a good run, and Ty gets 42 so now they’re keying on him, and you slip the ball to Riley. It’s hard for a defense to hone in on one player. And it opens up the passing game, too.”Lovell led 7-0, and after stopping Mountain View, the Bulldogs struck quickly again on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Green to Brandon Teter on a slant across the middle that followed a 19-yard run by brother Tyler Teter. The PAT failed, but Lovell led 13-0.The Bulldogs continued to move the ball the rest of the first half including three long runs by Green, but Hazen said the team “shot ourselves in the foot” and failed to score. He noted that Brandon Teter dashed for 65 yards and a score, but the play was called back on a penalty.[caption id="attachment_10349" align="alignright" width="285"] Lovell junior receiver Brandon Teter runs for daylight during Lovell’s 33-0 win over the Mountain View Buffaloes Friday night at Robertson Stadium. Moving up to help is senior Britton Woody. The Bulldogs travel to Lyman Friday.
Cindy Asay photo[/caption]Meanwhile, the Bulldogs dominated defensively.“Our linebackers did a good job ‘collisioning’ their wide receivers. They couldn’t run free without somebody hitting them,” Hazen said. “Our defensive line pressured the quarterback well. He got hit a bunch, which disrupted their timing and rhythm.“Brandon Teter had a nice interception. Our corners and safeties played their technique well and were in the right position.”After the Lovell defense gave the offense a short field the Bulldogs scored their third touchdown in the third quarter as Abraham broke free for a 28-yard touchdown run. Then later in the quarter Green broke free around the end, cut back against the grain, broke a couple of tackles and scored on a 69-yard run. Lovell led 27-0.Green gained 167 yards on 11 carries Friday, Ty Teter 158 yards on 18 attempts and Abraham 49 yards on just three carries. Green completed five of 12 passes for 78 yards and no interceptions and the touchdown pass to Brandon Teter. Brandon Teter caught two passes for 30 yards, Abraham one for 31 yards, Britton Woody one for 10 yards and Ty Teter one for seven.Abraham and Brandon Teter led the team with 17 defensive points each, and Konner Davis added 16 points, Jaret Collins 15, Kaleb Mayes 13, Kenneth Powell and Merrill Beck 11 each, RJ Davila 10.The Bulldogs added a final touchdown early in the fourth quarter, capping a drive that began late in the third, as Tyler Teter scored on a 22-yard run, after which the Lovell coaches began substituting with younger players.“It’s a different group now than three weeks ago,” Hazen said of the team’s three-game winning streak. “They’re starting to understand how good they can be and their potential. The sky’s the limit. We control our own destiny. Everything we want to accomplish is in front of us.”Lyman gameThe Bulldogs will head for Uinta County this week to face the Lyman Eagles for a 3 p.m. kickoff Friday. Hazen said the 2-2 Eagles will be a huge challenge for his team.“It’ll be tough,” he said. “Number one, it’s at 3 in the afternoon, which we’re not used to. We have a 5:30 a.m. departure Friday. Lyman is a tough place to play. They always play tough.“They’re a run-first team. If you stop their running game you’ll have success against them. If you can’t, it’ll be a long afternoon because they’ll be pretty physical. They’ll pull their guards and tackles and run counter plays. They’ll run 80 to 90 percent of the time.”On defense, Hazen said, Lyman uses a 3-5-3 formation with five linebackers, any two of which will blitz on just about every play.“They’ll want to load up the box to stop the run,” the coach said.Lyman started the year with a 47-0 loss at Wheatland but played Big Horn tough in a 26-8 loss at home. In the last two weeks the Eagles crushed Kemmerer 38-14 at home and beat Pinedale 26-14 at Pinedale.Last year Lovell edged Lyman 28-24 in Lovell.

By David Peck