Dartmouth Jayvee Football Edged by Bridgton, 43-42 in Double Overtime

Nov. 13, 2005

HANOVER, N.H. -- Bridgton Academy scored a touchdown in the second overtime and then went for the two-point conversion, winning a seesaw battle, 43-42, over Dartmouth in junior varsity football action on Sunday.

After a scoreless first overtime, the Pea Green went ahead, 42-35, when sophomore quarterback Tom Bennewitz (Weston, Conn.) completed an eight-yard TD pass to sophomore wide receiver Chris Collado (Maineville, Ohio).

Trailing, 14-0, in the second quarter, Bennewitz got Dartmouth on the board with a 45-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Sam McDonald (Cincinnati, Ohio). Bridgton answered for a 21-7 lead, but on the last play of the half, freshman quarterback Casey Frost (Lawndale, Calif.) hooked up with freshman wide receiver Phil Galligan (Moraga, Calif.) on an 87-yard bomb.

On Dartmouth's first possession of the third quarter, Bennewitz found Collado on a 35-yard scoring strike. In the fourth quarter, Bennewitz scored again for the Pea Green on the quarterback keeper.

With 9:49 left in the fourth quarter, sophomore cornerback Jason Reid (Ringoes, N.J.) recovered a fumble, and Bennewitz again went to Collado, forcing the overtime with the score knotted at 35-35.

The game, played on Memorial Field, was the final of the season for the Pea Green.

Bridgton 13-8-14-0-0-8 -- 43

Dartmouth 7-7-7-14-0-7 -- 42

First Quarter

12:07 B - Joshua Gregory 7 run (Kyle Sullivan kick) 7-0

2:48 B - Ben Frederick 2 pass from Gregory (kick failed) 13-0

0:00 D - Sam MacDonald 47 pass from Tom Bennewitz (Andy Kempler kick) 13-7

Second Quarter

9:05 B - Amadeus Guerrero-Pou 3 run (Gregory run) 21-7

0:00 D - Phillip Galligan 88 pass from Casey Frost (Erik Estabrook kick) 21-14

Third Quarter

13:05 D - Chris Collado 34 pass from Bennewitz (Kempler kick) 21-21

8:24 B - Gregory 1 run (Sullivan kick) 28-21

2:32 B - Miguel Cheatham 4 run (Sullivan kick) 35-21

Fourth Quarter

14:59 D - Bennewitz 1 run (Estabrook kick) 35-28

0:39 D - Collado 21 pass from Bennewitz (Kempler kick) 35-35

Second Overtime

D - Collado 7 pass from Bennewitz (Kempler kick) 42-35

B - Gregory 23 run (Cheatham run) 43-42

Dartmouth Individual Statistics

Passing: Tom Bennewitz 9-22--165 yards, 4 tds; Casey Frost 2-7--100 yards, 1 td, 1 int Receiving: Chris Collado 4-73 3 tds; Phillip Galligan 2-105 2 tds; Sam MacDonald 3-72 1 td; Steve Hunt 1-16; Eric Schuster 1-10. Rushing: Cole Springer 13-76; Steve Hunt 7-52; Tom Bennewitz 5-22, 1 td; Dan Siegfried 7-18; Aaron Feuer 1-2; Hudson Smythe 1-7; Eric Shuster 2-0; Casey Frost 1- (-)14.

Team Statistics

Bridgton Passing: 19-30--198 yards, 1 TD

Bridgton Rushing: 35-240 yards, 5 TDs

Bridgton Total Offense: 438 yards

Dartmouth Passing: 11-29--265 yards, 5 TDs

Dartmouth Rushing: 38-163 yards, 1 TD

Dartmuth Total Offense: 428 yards

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