Personal foul gives L.D. Bell another chance, Blue Raiders defeat Plano East in overtime
Senior running back Desmond Thomas rushed in a 7-yard touchdown in the game’s first overtime Thursday night as L.D. Bell foiled a Plano East comeback, 27-21 at Pennington Field.
Thomas’ winning run came after Plano East committed a roughing-the-kicker personal foul on L.D. Bell’s field goal attempt that continued the drive.
Despite the score, it was actually the defenses that were the story of the game as both teams combined for 66 total yards in the first quarter and neither team had been able to cross into opposing territory.
But it was Plano East that struck first, thanks in part to a Trey Scott-Jones 1-yard run, a minute into the second quarter to give the Panthers a 7-0 lead.
L.D. Bell (1-0) took over for their first possession of the second quarter and preceded to hold the ball for 9:45 that resulted in quarterback Landry Choate connecting with Christian Gadison for a 23-yard strike, tying the game at 7-7 entering halftime.
Plano East (0-1) opened the second half with the ball, but was eventually punted, where L.D. Bell took over inside the Plano East 50-yard line. L.D. Bell running back Alama Lilo carried the ball four times, including the go-ahead score, an 8-yard run, giving L.D. Bell a 14-7 lead.
The Panthers recovered an L.D. Bell fumble in the red zone during the fourth quarter, but three plays later, Ethan Schackman picked off a pass attempt inside the East 11-yard line.
L.D. Bell increased its lead two plays later thanks to running back Xavier Hall’s 4-yard run, putting the score at 21-7.
Plano East responded in three plays as Henry found Damon Gunnels for a 42-yard strike, pulling them to within 21-14. Henry found Harrison Record on a 50-yard score with 16 seconds left in regulation to tie the game.
The Panthers got the ball first in overtime, but missed a field goal.
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This story was originally published August 30, 2019 at 9:11 AM.