GAME NIGHT! In Swift County! Border Battle!!! (VIDEO)

Thursday night note...I'm working on the Friday Night Lights VIII post early tonight. I posted one video below from the game to this blog post.

Kickoff at Murdock is at 7 p.m. tonight for this big border battle. Game updates to follow. I expect a tough game, but we will see!

GAME UPDATES...

Halftime: the B-B-E Jaguars football team erased a 3-0 deficit and are ahead 6 to 3 at halftime.

*Here's a video that started in the first minute of the game:


In the first quarter with 6:07 on the clock, the Fighting Saints kicked a 29-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead.

With 1:11 left in the second quarter, junior lineman Noah Kampsen rumbled into the endzone after earning an interception with a 68-yard return. It was an incredible sight, and he had plenty of help from his fellow Jaguar blockers. The two-point conversion was stopped about 2 yards short.

After the 3rd quarter: still a 6-3 score.

Final: 14-3 win! 

The Jaguars added one offensive touchdown on 4th-and-goal when Brett DeRoo caught a 4 yard pass from Luke Illies in the right corner of the endzone with 2:47 remaining in the game. Harley Weber powered in the 2 point conversion.

The Jaguars take a 7-1 record into the Section 4A playoffs, for which they have a first-round bye. The playoff opener will be on Saturday, October 26 in Belgrade with a 2:00 p.m. kickoff. Please spread the word!!

**This blog post is a wrap, as I am in Hutchinson now and have to get up at 6:00 a.m. to drive to Rochester Mayo for a check-up with my daughter. I have been blogging straight off of my cell phone tonight.

A complete Friday Night Lights XIII blog post will be added on Thursday afternoon after returning home from Rochester.

Good night!

**Update: Upsala/Swanville Area defeated West Central Area 37-14 in Barrett to finish undefeated in the regular season and claim the district title alone. It was an impressive win for the Patriots against a tough Knights squad that had a shot at earning a share of the title with a win.