Bulldogs come up short against 'Canes 9. -~~;~- 9' ; ~-' ~ GAINING GROUND: Suwannee running back Brandon Allen picks up yardage against the Gainesville Hurricanes Sept. 8 during the Dogs' 21-13 loss in Live Oak. Photo: Paul Buchananan S -. . -n.o" 4 1,"11-'' GO TEAM: Bulldog cheerleader urges on the team during the Dogs '21-13 loss to Gainesville High Friday night at Langford Stadium. Photo: Paul Buchanan a.- . GOING LONG: Suwannee quarterback Travis Westberry passes against the Gainesville Hurricanes Friday night at Langford Stadium. The'Canes prevailed 21-13.-Photo: Paul Buchanan We invite you to Hardee's for FREEsamples of our awesome 100% Angus Beef Thickburgers: We think you'll agree! They're the.burgers the competition wishes they could serve. Offer valid for Dine-In only.' Today, Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 608 Ohio Ave. Bulldogs Continued From Page 1B ter choice, defensive coordi- nator Tommy Chambers not- ed. But he said it's hard to . fault a defensive back for such a mistake in the heat of battle. "We've preached for three weeks that we need turnovers and we got one,"'' Chambers said. But three' plays later they gave it back. The Gainesville rush got to Westberry again, forcing a fumble in the end zone for the Hurricanes' sec-. ond score. The 'Canes led 14- 0 at 4:57 of the second quar- ter., Once again Suwannee went four-and-out. But Stephen Cherry's recovery of a fum- bled punt at the Gainesville 49 gave the Dogs another shot, and they weren't about, to blow it. But now they had to beat the clock as well as' the 'Canes, With two minutes left in the half, Kenny Clayton hauled in a nice Westberry pass at the Gainesville 17. Yulee then ran to the 10. Another Yulee run was stopped for no gain, set- ting up third and three. Then, with 47 seconds left, came ' Suwannee's first big play of the game. Brandon Allen,: stopped cold -at the 10, broke a tackle and bulled his way to the five for first and goal. Four plays later, with 11 sec- onds on the clock, Westberry made it in on the sneak. The Dogs trailed 14-7. But now they knew they could hold their own against the 5A Hur- ricanes. That confidence carried over to the second half. Gainesville tried another on- side kick to begin the third., This imne it didn't work. Suwannee's Nate Smith re-- covered for the Dogs at the Suwannee 48. The Bulldog offense picked up where it left off, scoring on a 10-play drive to pull within one of the 'Canes. Brandon Allen ran for four to the Gainesville 48, but the gain was negated by an off- side penalty on the next play. Westberry hit Galloway for a 15-yard gain to the Gainesville 36. Then Allen moved the ball to the 'Canes' 21 on four consecutive carries and Westberry got to the 12 on a keeper. Jarrett Yulee was stopped for no gain on first down. But Galloway's leaping catch of a Westberry pass made it 14-13 at 6:16 of the third. The point after failed on a bad snap. The 'Canes came right back, driving to the Suwannee 48 on six straight runs by Batie. On third and eight, quarterback James Beebe hit Alex Alsop for the score, making it 21-13 at 2:59 of the third. Gainesville's next scoring threat came midway through the fourth. The Hurricanes drove from their own 15 to the Suwannee 26 in 10 plays. A field goal try failed at-the five minute mark,, and Suwan- nee had one more shot. Starting at the Suwannee 20, the Bulldogs picked up 16 on a pitchout to Jason Cherry. Cherry, then gained nine to the 45 and Yulee added five to put the Dogs at midfield with four minutes to play. Cherry got seven more on a slashing run to the, 43 and Allen picked up six to the Gainesville 37. But that's as close as the Dogs got. Penalties and sacks pushed the Bulldogs back to their own 25. On fourth and 47, with 1:15 remaining, Westberry dumped the ball off to Brandon Cook, who pitched it to the trailing Patrick Brown. The Dogs only gained four on the hook- and-ladder, though, and the Hurricanes took a knee to end' the game. The Bulldogs (1'-2) gained 211 total yards, 146 on the ground and 69 through the air. W\estberrn was '7 of 13 for one touchdown and one intercep- tion. The Hurricanes picked up 156 yards passing and 129 rushing. Batie accounted fr, all but 30 -of the-Hurricanes'; yards on the ground. The First Federal players of* the game, as selected by WQHL radio, were Westber- ry, Galloway and Gramby Croft. Next up for Suwannee is the Madison County Cow- I boys. Kick-off is at 7:30 at Langford Stadium in Live ; Oak. See Friday's Democrat for a complete preview of the game. Suwannee- Continued From Page 1B Haney are within two sec- onds of a school record. The Bulldogs lost to 5A Columbia County in the Dogs' season opener Aug. 29 in Live Oak. 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