Falcons use trickery, trip No. 9 Bulldogs

November 8, 2011 at 5:30 a.m. | Updated November 8, 2011 at 5:30 a.m.

Bulldog Quarterback finds an opening during the Sectional game against the Blair Oaks Falcons Monday evening at South Callaway.
Bulldog Quarterback finds an opening during the Sectional game against the Blair Oaks Falcons Monday evening at South Callaway.

MOKANE - With mud shackling a pair of potent offenses, the Blair Oaks Falcons blindsided the state-ranked South Callaway Bulldogs with a gimmick.

Blair Oaks displayed some daring with the game scoreless and the first half winding down. Calling a timeout with two-tenths of a second left, the Falcons deftly executed a hook-and-ladder play for a 58-yard touchdown to jolt South Callaway and put Blair Oaks up 7-0 at the break.

The trickery seemed to spark the Falcons and Blair Oaks added a second-half score before holding on for a 14-8 victory over the No. 9 Bulldogs in a Class 2 sectional.

South Callaway had one last chance to rally, but senior quarterback Konrad Kemper's pass to senior wide receiver Ben Seitz only went for 8 yards on a fourth-and-13 with 55 seconds to play. The Falcons took over possession, running out the clock and ending the Bulldogs' season.

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