Playing in front of the home fans for the first time this season, the Bridgeport High School football team was edged 20–14 by Perkins County last Friday night. A pair of touchdown runs in the fourth quarter helped rally the Plainsmen past the Bulldogs. It marked a season-opening win for Perkins County, while Bridgeport fell to 0-2. Last season the Bulldogs also started 0-2 before reeling off six straight wins to qualify for the state playoffs.
The game couldn’t have started any better for the Bulldogs. Bridgeport took the opening kick and drove 65 yards for a touchdown in 15 plays. Sophomore quarterback Nik Weibert capped the drive with a 9-yard run.The extra point was blocked.
Perkins County finally got on the scoreboard late in the opening half when Nolan Foster caught a 4-yard touchdown from Dawson Tjaden.Tjaden’s conversion run gave the Plainsmen an 8-6 advantage at halftime.
