No. 1 Lions come up with big plays to stop Bulldogs

CLEAR LAKE – No. 7 Hampton-Dumont’s football team had to play the perfect game if it wanted to defeat top-ranked Clear Lake.

The Bulldogs, however, had too many turnovers, costly penalties and gave up one too many big plays in a 20-7 Class 2A District 2 tilt that decided the title in a 20-7 loss to the Lions.

It left 21-year H-D head coach Jerry Shafrath short on words after it was all over.

“Big plays hurt us today,” Shafrath said. “We’ve got to get better.”

More on this story will be found in the Oct. 22 print and online editions of the Hampton Chronicle.