Man, I totally forgot that BG uses michiscum’s fight song for its own. Thank God both times I’ve watched Defiance play them in the playoffs, we have shut them out and I’ve only had to hear that effing song once each game. Bulldogs dominated both lines of scrimmage but BG hurt itself as well with numerous penalties and bad punting and two interceptions. It wasn’t like Defiance racked up a crapton of yards. A 38 point differential doesn’t exactly equate to a difference of about 150 total yards. Of course, the running clock for the entire second half helped that. But I don’t know if BG ran more than two or three plays on the Defiance side of the field, so Defiance had short fields all game. I forget what BG averages rushing the ball but Defiance held it to 69 yards, 110 total, and 3 first downs. Of note, Zipfel set the new record for career passing yards at Defiance and according to the newspaper article can set career records for attempts and completions next week - they are going to need him to have his best game of the season next week for sure.
As for other WBL scores, a little surprised that it sounded like St. Marys needed a long pass at the end to pull off the win, and Elida hung with Shelby for at least a half. I think O-G can keep it closer than Elida did, but that's gonna be a tough game for the Titans. Good for Bath getting its first playoff win since 2003 I think - does it have a shot against the #1 seed next week? I don't know if Greeneview has ever even played in a regional final game. A little surprised Celina was handled that badly, but most WBL teams have been so up and down this season and it was down this week I guess.
