Bulldogs pull out victory to stay unbeaten

HAMPTON – Not until an interception by senior Trevor Eiklenborg with 14 seconds left was the No. 4 Hampton-Dumont football team’s game final against Estherville-Lincoln Central on Friday, Oct. 3.

Trailing 7-6 from the 3:36 point in the second quarter until quarterback Cole Miller connected with Charlie Flickinger for a 29-yard touchdown pass with only 4:25 remaining in the game and Miller hitting Parker Claypool with the two-point conversion to escape with the Bulldogs’ record unblemished.

Before that, there were doubts as H-D couldn’t find a way to break through again after scoring early against the Midgets.

“We tried a lot of things,” H-D head coach Jerry Shafrath said. “They were guessing on defense and were in right spots, stopping us. ..."

More on this story will be found in the Oct. 8 print and online editions of the Hampton Chronicle.