Saturday night, they went way over that margin.
Lexington returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, returned an interception for a touchdown and never let the Bulldogs get into their comfort zone on the way to a 40-22 victory in the first round of the 2A West playoffs.
Lexington quarterback Codie Boger ran for three touchdowns while filling in for suspended starter Al Challenger, and Trinity never could get in a groove in the passing game. Trailing 19-10, the Bulldogs fumbled deep in their own territory on the first play of the second half. Boger rumbled in from a yard out moments later, and the Bulldogs never recovered.
Angelo Dunn bounced back with a 43-yard touchdown run, but the Jackets came right back. Boger and Dunn traded scores to make it 32-22 late in the fourth. But Lexington recovered the onside kick and tacked on an 11-yard touchdown run from Duke Horton, followed by a two-point conversion, for the final margin.
Despite outgaining Lexington by 40 yards in the first half, Trinity found itself trailing 19-10. Lexington freshman Marquez Grayson returned the game’s opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, and Stedman Stevenson intercepted a Mario McInnis option pitch and returned it 27 yards for a score. That score made it 13-3 early in the second quarter.
Trinity responded with a quick-strike answer, rolling 65 yards on four plays to cut the deficit to 13-10.
Lexington 7 12 7 14 — 40
Trinity 3 7 6 6 — 22
L – Grayson 85 kickoff return (Jackson kick) 11:46, 1st
T – Griffin 32 FG 5:06, 1st
L – Stevenson 27 interception return (kick failed) 10:06, 2nd
T – Kivett 1 run (Griffin kick) 9:14, 2nd
L – Boger 7 run (run failed) 4;17, 2nd
L – Boger 1 run (Jackson kick) 8:28, 3rd
T – Dunn 43 run (run failed) 7:04, 3rd
L – Boger 5 run (kick failed) 11:43, 4th
T – Dunn 15 run (run failed) 4:07, 4th
L – Horton 11 run (Grayson run) :52.4, 4th
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