8th Grade Boys Football: Bullpups Fall Short in Comeback
McPherson erases 24-point deficit but loses to Circle 38-34.
MCPHERSON, Kan. — The McPherson eighth-grade boys football team rallied from a 30-12 halftime deficit before falling to Circle 38-34 in a back-and-forth finish. Jaxon Carlson accounted for four touchdowns — two passing, two rushing — while Eli Barnett topped 100 rushing yards, hauled in a TD catch and blocked a punt, Dalton VanEaton had a 80-yard kickoff return for a score, and Dax Prose hauled in a TD catch. McPherson took a 34-30 lead with about three minutes remaining, but Circle answered with a touchdown and two-point conversion to go up 38-34, and a late Bullpup drive stalled as time expired.
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