BHS comes up short against Oswego
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BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington High School couldn't hang onto the = football in the=20 first half Friday night, losing three fumbles, throwing two = interceptions and=20 having an errant snap on a punt.
It all led to a 28-13 halftime deficit. Yet, in the end, it appeared = Oswego=20 might not hang on in the Class 6A first-round playoff game.
BHS rallied to within two points and had two possessions in Oswego = territory=20 in the fourth quarter. However, the Purple Raiders came up empty on both = in a=20 28-26 loss at Fred Carlton Field.
"I felt like we had that game the entire way," said BHS senior=20 fullback/linebacker Ryne Dicken. "We knew our team would never quit and = we knew=20 we'd come back. But we just made too many mistakes. You can't win if you = make=20 that many mistakes."
Trailing 28-7 late in the first half, Ryne Dicken was split wide, = caught a=20 short pass from his brother, Tyler Dicken, and raced down the sideline = for a=20 61-yard touchdown 18.9 seconds before halftime. The extra-point kick = failed,=20 making it 28-13.
Seventh-seeded BHS (8-2) got to within 28-19 early in the third = quarter on=20 Tyler Dicken's 18-yard TD pass to Torre Harrell on fourth-and-10. The = conversion=20 kick failed again.
Derrick Simmons' 64-yard TD run and James Wimp's extra point kick = made it=20 28-26 at 4:05 of the third quarter.
"We were really confident we were going to win it (at that point)," = senior=20 cornerback Kyndell Smith said. "But we couldn't connect on anything=20 offensively."
The No. 9 state-ranked Raiders got the ball at the Oswego 21 after = Jonathon=20 Wimp's interception. Three plays netted only one yard, and James Wimp = lined up=20 for a 37-yard field goal attempt. The snap was high and Smith, the = holder, had=20 to run and was thrown for a 10-yard loss.
BHS later had a first down at the Oswego 38, but wound up with = fourth-and-12=20 at the 40 and punted with 2:22 left. The Raiders got the ball back for = one play=20 that ended in an interception.
"The kids really did a nice job of coming back," BHS coach Rigo = Schmelzer=20 said. "They fought hard. I'm most disappointed that when we needed to = move the=20 ball, we couldn't do it. I think that falls on the play calling and = putting kids=20 in position."
A 67-yard TD on a screen pass from Tyler Dicken to Ryne Dicken gave = BHS an=20 early 7-0 lead. The errant punt snap set up 10th-seeded Oswego (8-2) at = the=20 Raider 15 and led to a tying touchdown.
Oswego scored three second-quarter TDs after BHS turnovers, taking = over at=20 the Raider 35, 23 and 10 yard lines.
"We give them 14 points (late in the half) when all we're trying to = do is=20 take care of the football," Schmelzer said. "We ran 17 plays in the = first half.=20 You can't do that against any quality team and expect to come out on = top."
Oswego managed only three first downs in the second half, but picked = up a big=20 one with a minute left to help hold on.
"The kids hung in there," Panthers' coach Dave Keely said. "The = defense=20 played real well down the stretch. To get on a bus for two hours and = come down=20 here and play a quality program like Bloomington, it's a big win for=20 us."
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