Dexter Defeats Saline 21-14 to Win SEC-Red Title
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1st Quarter Key Plays Saline wide receiver Garrett Baldwin had a nice gain on an end around. Saline finished off that opening drive with a rushing touchdown by Ryan Niethammer to give Saline an early 6-0 lead with 7:17 left…
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Continue Reading1st Quarter Key Plays
Saline wide receiver Garrett Baldwin had a nice gain on an end around. Saline finished off that opening drive with a rushing touchdown by Ryan Niethammer to give Saline an early 6-0 lead with 7:17 left in the 1st quarter. Saline wide receiver Cade Fox had a big reception to the Dexter 22-yard line. A few plays later Dexter recovered a fumble at the 13 yard line with 2:51 left to go in the 1st quarter. Dexter wide receiver Joey Tessmer had a nice reception to get Dexter to mid-field with 50 seconds left in the 1st quarter. Joey Tessmer did a great job in this game picking up yards after the catch. Dexter quarterback Reeves Taylor Reeves Taylor 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB Dexter | 2023 MI had an excellent night throwing the football. His timing and accuracy with the Tessmer and the other receivers was outstanding.
2nd Quarter Key Plays
Dexter running back Cole Cabana Cole Cabana 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Dexter | 2023 State MI had a big gain to setup Dexter in the Redzone. A few plays later Cole Cabana Cole Cabana 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Dexter | 2023 State MI scored a rushing touchdown to give Dexter a 7-6 lead with 8:49 left in the 2nd quarter. Dexter safety Micah Davis came down with a huge interception at the 7:17 mark in the 2nd quarter. Cole Cabana Cole Cabana 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Dexter | 2023 State MI finished off the drive with a 14-yard touchdown to give Dexter a 14-6 lead with 5:52 to go before halftime.
3rd Quarter Key Plays
Saline running back Ryan Niethammer ran the ball effectively in the 3rd quarter. Saline quarterback CJ Carr CJ Carr 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB Saline | 2024 State MI had a nice rushing touchdown to tie the game up at 14-14 with a successful two-point conversion following the touchdown. Dexter tight end Brennan Parachek Brennan Parachek 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE Dexter | 2023 State MI had a big play reception for Dexter halfway through the third. Dexter recovered a fumble with 1:59 to stop a promising Saline drive.
4th Quarter Key Plays
Micah Davis delivered a big hit to create a key pass breakup with 9:48 in the 4th quarter. Dexter running back Cole Cabana Cole Cabana 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Dexter | 2023 State MI had a rushing touchdown late in the 4th quarter to give Dexter a 21-14 lead. Dexter linebacker Noah Pitts had a nice tackle for loss late in the 4th quarter. Noah Pitts had a great game for Dexter. He has very good play strength and was all over the field making tackles. Saline wide receiver Garrett Baldwin had an outstanding catch on 4th & long to keep the Saline drive alive with 1:02 remaining in the football game. The Dexter defense was able to stop Saline on a 4th & goal with under 10 seconds in the game to come out with a victory.
This was a fantastic football game to watch that was extremely competitive. The stars for both teams really came to play. Saline falls to 6-2 on the season and Dexter now moves to 8-0 on the year. This is Dexter’s best start to a season since 1963 when they finished the year 8-0. They will travel to face Chelsea (5-3) next week for the regular season finale. Saline will take on Lake Orion (4-4) next week. Both teams have had great seasons and have both secured playoff spots.