Broncos narrowly lose to Sanford-Fritch

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos played strong against the Sanford-Fritch Eagles last Friday after coming off a loss to Panhandle last week. The game went down to the wire with the Broncos coming up short at 24-28.

The first quarter of play saw the teams in a head-to-head battle with no score until the final two minutes of the game when senior Colton Caudle scored on a pick-six with 1:43 left in the opening quarter of play.

The extra point was good and gave the Broncos the early lead.
Fritch struck early in the second on a 25-yard pass for their first score of the game. The Broncos were in a good position to make the stop, but the QB scrambled and threw a strike to his receiver just steps outside the endzone.

The Broncos stormed back and added eight more to the scoreboard in the second quarter, but Fritch answered with a touchdown of their own right before the half.

The teams hit a stalemate in the third until the final seconds of the quarter when the Broncos went back on top by 10 going into the final period. The Eagles were able to put 14 points on the board in the last eight minutes and were able to hold the Broncos to only eight to get the four-point win.

Senior lineman Dalton Coles suffered a concussion during the game. Both teams prayed together for his recovery following the game. He is home and doing well but is out for at least two weeks as he recovers.

The Broncos will face off against Highland Park in their first home game of the season on Friday, September 13, at 7:00 p.m. in Bronco Stadium.