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Snowflake fans had to wonder if their team was going to begin the season with a goose egg on the scoreboard as they played midway into the fourth period before posting their first and only touchdown of the 2019 season. Fortunately, the Lobo defense was up to the task, holding Safford to just one touchdown as well in the 8-7 Snowflake win.
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Playing in Safford, the Lobos fell behind with seven minutes left in the first period when Safford’s CJ Scrivner capped off a Bulldog drive from the one-yard line. Placekicker Milo Despain booted the point after and the home team led 7-0.
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Snowflake appeared to be in great shape after forcing a Bulldog fumble, which they recovered inside Safford’s 20-yard line. The Lobos were unable to pick up a first down and turned the ball back over on downs, unable to take advantage of the great field position.
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After sharing defensive stops, Snowflake had their first official turnover of the season with an interception inside the Safford 30-yard line just before the first half ended.
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In the fourth, following the second lightening delay of the evening, back-to-back runs by Brigden Turley and Terren Green pushed the ball inside the Bulldog 20-yard line. Turley then capped off the drive with a 15-yard rushing touchdown around the right end. Trailing by one point, Snowflake decided to go for two. That decision paid off when Ethan Ramage connected with Payson Cardon for the two-point conversion giving the Lobos the 8-7 lead.
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Late in the fourth period, Safford pushed the ball into field goal position inside the Lobo 20-yard line but the winning attempt was no good leaving Snowflake with the one point win at 8-7.
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The defensive struggle on the scoreboard, was also visible in the statistics. Ethan Ramage completed 6 of 10 attempts for just 29 yards with one interception.
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Brigden Turley had three catches for a total of 15 yards. Welcome Chapman had once 13 yard catch, and Cardon had the one two-point conversion reception.
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On the ground the Lobos offense generated only 148 yards. Turley accounted for 98 of those on 13 attempts. Green had 13 rushes totaling 54 yards, Jacob Ballard rushed once for 15 yards.
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This week the Lobos will hope to rectify their offensive woes when they travel to Phoenix to face the Benjamin Franklin Chargers. These two teams met last year and the Chargers handed Snowflake their only regular season loss with a 14-8 win in Snowflake. Benjamin Franklin rolled to an easy win over Ganado in week one.
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