BURLINGTON-EDISON - Tyler Morrison scored on a 23-yard run in the fourth quarter for Burlington-Edison and the Tigers went on to defeat Mount Vernon 49-43 in a non-conference game on Friday, Sept. 14.
The Tigers improved to 3-0 overall while the Bulldogs dropped to 1-2.
The two teams went back and forth scoring. Burlington-Edison took a 14-7 lead at halftime. Mount Vernon put up 22 points in the third quarter while the Tigers scored 21 points in the quarter.
Each team had long scoring plays, including a 94-yard kickoff return by Burlington-Edison's Jae Evans and a 77-yard touchdown catch from Melvin Walser for Mount Vernon. Walser finished with 14 catches for 290 yards and three touchdowns while Bulldogs quarterback Bennett Gibson threw for 471 yards.
Evans finished with 138 yards rushing for the Tigers.
Burlington-Edison hosts Ferndale at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21.
Mount Vernon 7 0 22 14- 43
Burlington-Edison 7 7 21 14- 49
MV-- Walser 52 pass from Gibson (Brock kick)
BE-- Evans 25 pass from Schwetz (Gates kick)
MV-- Jensen 27 pass from Gibson (Brock kick)
BE-- Bajema 5 run (Gates kick)
BE-- Evans 94 kickoff return (Gates kick)
MV-- Brock 1 run (Monroe pass from Walser)
BE-- Evans 10 run (Gates kick)
MV-- Walser 39 pass from Gibson (Walser pass from Bennett)
BE-- Bajema 10 run (Gates kick)
MV-- Walser 77 pass from Gibson (kick failed)
BE-- Morrison 1 run (Gates kick)
MV-- Brock 1 run (Brock kick)
BE-- Morrison 23 run (Gates kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Mount Vernon, Scott 17-41; Hayman 1-12; Brock 10-0, 2 TDs; Wright 1-(-4); Gibson 4-(-15); Burlington-Edison, Evans 8-138, TD; Morrison 13-72, 2 TDs; Bajema 8-62, 2 TDs; Arndt 2-11; Schwetz 3-(-5).
Passing: Mount Vernon, Gibson 27-32-1-471; Burlington-Edison, Schwetz 7-10-0-112.
Receiving: Mount Vernon, Walser 14-290, 3 TDs; Bennett 8-130; Jensen 4-51, TD; Scott 1-0; Burlington-Edison, Isaacson 3-36; Evans 2-32, TD; VonHerbulis 1-26; Bajema 1-18.
