New London 43, Berlin 12: The Indians scored the first 12 points of the game, but the Bulldogs came roaring back to collect the non-conference win.
Jeff Doro opened the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run before Dakota Ross scampered in from 41 yards out to give Berlin the lead.
New London rallied back to take a 17-12 lead at halftime and then erupted for a 26-point third quarter to collect the win.
Ross finished with 89 yards on 10 carries for Berlin, while Ryan Viertel made six catches for 68 yards.
Berlin6 6 0 0 — 12
New London0 17 26 0 — 43
Scoring summary:
BER — Jeff Doro, 3 run (kick failed).
BER — Dakota Ross, 41 run (pass failed).
NL — Bill Pence, 67 pass from Dylan Keehn (Pence kick).
NL — FG, Pence, 34.
NL — Jacob Thomas, 19 pass from Keehn (Pence kick).
NL — Jake Schmidt, 19 run (Pence kick).
NL — Jacob Thomas, 24 pass from Keehn (Pence kick).
NL — Austin Postel, 13 blocked punt return (kick failed).
NL — Schmidt, 21 run (kick failed).
Team stats:
BER NL
First downs19 14
Total yards356 365
Rushing53-279 39-208
Yards Passing77 157
Passes7-18-1 5-10-0
Fumbles3-22-0
Individual leaders:
Rushing: BER — Dakota Ross 10-89. NL — Bill Pence 21-128.
Passing:
BER — Peter Schrader 6-13-1-68. NL — Dylan Keehn 5-10-0-157.
Receiving:
BER — Ryan Viertel 6-68. NL — Pence 2-86.
