The stands were packed despite the frigid October air and the fans were ready to see a battle between two teams fighting for the district championship and pride. It could only be the hatchet game.
Dodge City and Garden City went into Friday night’s slugfest with 2-0 district records, with the winner claiming their right to a home playoff game next week in round one.
Demon head coach Dave Foster addresses his squad after the game.
The game started out as a slobberknocker between the two squads, trading blows, but never breaking.
Early Demon miscues cost Dodge early on, with a combination of false start penalties and mistimed snaps. An early DCHS punt gave Garden field position around midfield and after an unfortunate fumble by Buffalo quarterback Jake Curran actually advanced the ball forward ten yards, Garden City punched it in from one-yard out to give the home team a 6-0 lead.
Dodge City would drive back down the field on the next drive and challenge the Buffalo defense, but stalled inside of the ten-yard line, settling for a field goal to reduce the deficit to 6-3.
Once again, after a Garden City stop, Dodge drove down the length of the field but could not punch it in the endzone, notching another field goal to tie the game at six right before halftime.
As the teams came back onto the field for the second half, it was more of the same story for both sides, which saw stalled drives and stagnant offenses.
The Demons pulled ahead on a 43-yard field goal, prompting the Dodge faithful to rise up and cheer loudly for their team.
The score would remain 9-6 until deep into the fourth quarter.
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