The Trenton Middle School Bulldogs claimed a 38-32 win over Princeton on Monday night at C.F. Russell Stadium, behind 155 yards rushing, two touchdowns, and a pair of two-point conversions from Gabe Stark. Braydn Hughs added 100 yards on the ground and three touchdowns for TMS (with a pair of two-point conversions), with Dylan Catron having 35 yards rushing. The defense was paced by Gavin Cagle’s four tackles, an interception by Charlie Riley, and a two sack night from Stark.
Princeton opened the scoring with a 79 yard kickoff return by Tyler Brown, with the extra point failing, leaving the score 6-0. However, later in the first quarter, Trenton rebounded on a two-yard scoring run by Hughs, tying the score of 6. Princeton, on a safety with the Tiger defense tackling Trenton in the end zone, and a 55 yard run by Tristian Gardner, led 16-6 after the first quarter.
Trenton dominated the second quarter, surging to the halftime lead of 22-16 on a 22 yard run by Stark and a 40 yard run by Hughs. Both two-point conversions were successful.
The teams traded third quarter touchdowns, with a 74 yard kickoff return by Hughs, and the conversion by Stark giving the Bulldogs a 30-16 advantage. The Tigers closed the lead to one score with a 5 yard Brown run, and two-point conversion by Girdner.
A 45 yard touchdown run by Hughs of TMS, and a 55 yard scoring pass for Princeton in the fourth quarter completed the scoring.
Next game for the Trenton Middle School team will be Monday, October 7th at Milan. Kickoff is set for 5 o’clock.
