Bulldogs oust Comets from 2A playoffs

HAMPTON – Leading by only a 12-7 halftime score, Hampton-Dumont’s football team pinned its ears back and went after North Polk, forcing four second-half turnovers to post a 26-7 Class 2A opening round playoff victory on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The Bulldogs (8-2) recovered four fumbles (one in the first half) that set a new school mark for fumbles in a season and came up with a game-ending interception as the clock expired to turn away the visitors.
 “Defense played lights out again,” H-D head coach Jerry Shafrath said. “The pressure was phenomenal, the coverage was good. We started getting to him and getting some sacks, we could feel the momentum going..."
More on this story will be found in the Nov. 4 print and online editions of the Hampton Chronicle.