Friday night proved to be a good one for Bowdon as it defeated Trion, 21-0, in good fashion at Sewell Field.

After a tough season, the Red Devils (3-6, 1-1 Region 6-A) still have a lot to look forward to with their region rival Bremen coming up, followed by the playoffs.

“Our morale isn’t low, our kids come out and play tough football. We have played tough football each week but the game is usually decided for us over our inability to put together a complete package,” Red Devil coach Dwight Hochstetler said.

Bowdon stalled on its opening drive but was able to hit paydirt on its second drive.

Trevor Pollard, Bowdon’s leading rusher on the night with 117 yards, scored on a 1-yard plunge to finish a 30-yard drive with 2:05 remaining in the first quarter. After another three-and-out by Trion, the Red Devil offense marched its way down the field, but was unable to put points on the board after a failed field goal attempt.

When it seemed like Trion (2-7, 0-2 Region 6-A) would be able to make some progress on offense, Jarred Strickland picked off a poorly thrown pass by Daniel Prince placing the Red Devils only 35 yards from the end zone.

Bowdon took full advantage of the field position after Ivan Glenn scampered down to the 2-yard line in which he concluded with a 2-yard touchdown plunge up the middle stretching the lead to 14-0 after a successful PAT by kicker Jeremy Herring.

At halftime Bowdon had 210 yards of total offense and Trion barely had 100 yards of total offense after not being able to cross the 50-yard line until just before the half.

“Our defense done an excellent job. I feel like (Friday) we were able to put together that package that we have been struggling to put together on a consistent basis,” Hochstetler said.

In the second half, Bowdon continued to dominate, as Red Devil quarterback Will Young was able to connect with Darrin Leister from 10 yards out late in the third quarter to make the score 21-0. The win came in large part to Bowdon’s ability to control the line of scrimmage and converting for first downs at will.