Dean Football lost in a crazy back and forth opening game. (Photo Courtesy: Dylan Hicks)
FITCHBURG —The Bulldogs fell short 33-28 to Fitchburg State at Elliot Field in their first game of the season on Friday night of Labor Day Weekend.
Fitchburg State got on the board first to make it 7-0 in the first quarter thanks to a 16-yard touchdown run by Elijah Zaire McKnight. McKnight also had a 73-yard reception for a touchdown later in the game.
The game went back and forth up until when Dean led 28-27 with 6:23 left in the 4th quarter thanks to a 16-yard touchdown reception by Mozes Mooney from quarterback Nathan Cisco.
Shortly afterward, the Falcons returned a punt from Dean that put them ahead 33-28 with 2:33 remaining in the game (the 2-point conversion was unsuccessful).
The Bulldogs had a great chance to win towards the end of the game as they had the ball at the two-yard line with under 30 seconds left. However, a fumble on a double-reverse led to a turnover and Fitchburg State recovered it to end the game.
One of the highlights from the game for Dean was the play of junior quarterback Nathan Cisco, who was 12-14 for 208 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions in his Dean debut. Sophomore quarterback Darren McDermott also saw some action as he was 1-5 for minus two yards and one interception.
Both teams were 50% on fourth down conversions. The Bulldogs were only 36% on third downs and the Falcons were 56% on third downs.
The Bulldogs, 0-1, will be back in action Friday, September 9 when they will continue their road trip at Nichols College with kickof
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