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Jackson LeCluyse’s rushing was kept in check.
Tolar’s Clayton Stembridge, left, helped lead the Rattlers’ defense.
Tolar’s Mason Berry and the Rattlers defense had a busy night. Bosqueville scored 8 touchdowns, four through the air and four on the ground.
Tolar quarterback Jackson LeCluyse finished the night with 50 yards on the ground — grinding out runs against a stout Bulldogs defense
Tolar wide receiver Keaton Morrison cradles a pass from Jackson Lecluyse in the end zone for a touchdown. Both of Morrison's catches resulted in touchdowns. He finished the night with 37 total yards, including 13 on the ground.
Tolar’s Jackson LeCluyse, left, under pressure from the Bulldogs defense, gets a pass off to Keaton Morrison, right, for a Rattlers touchdown. LeCluyse threw for four touchdowns and 209 yards.
Three Rattlers defenders pile on top of Bosqueville quarterback Luke Bradshaw for a sack after Clayton Merrifield, front, wrang led the shot caller earlier in the play
Macaine Tucker finds a seam and returns a kickoff for a touchdown
TOLAR - The Tolar Rattlers will play bi-district football Thursday night, Nov. 12, in Alvarado against Italy or Dawson.
Kickoff is 7 p.m.
Italy plays Marlin Friday night for the district title.
“If Italy wins we play Dawson,” Tolar Head Football Coach Jeremy Mullins said. “If Marlin wins we play Italy.”
Tolar was scheduled to play Itasca Friday in the last district game of the season, but the Wampus Cats canceled the rest of the season because of injuries and a lack of players.
Mullins said his young squad is improving with every game.
“I’m excited to see what these guys do in the playoffs,” Mullins said.
Tolar secured third place in district with Rio Vista beating Hamilton.
LIGHTS-OUT OFFENSE
Tolar (3-6) and Bosqueville kept the press box scorer’s fingers busy Friday night with the teams combining for 13 touchdowns, 92 points and over 1,000 yards offense.
Bosqueville prevailed in the end, 57-35.
Tolar quarterback Jackson LeCluyse tossed four touchdown passes, two to Keaton Morrison. Macaine Tucker caught a TD pass from LeCluyse and returned a kickoff 89 yards to the end zone.
Bosqueville quarterback Luke Bradshaw also threw for four touchdowns. The Bulldogs rolled up 750 total yards, 515 in the air and 235 on the ground.
Tolar accounted for 333 passing and 101 rushing yards.
The Rattlers led 22-21 at halftime, but the Bulldogs scored three consecutive touchdowns to pull away 43-22 early in the fourth quarter.
The Rattlers tried to climb back in the game on a TD pass to make it a two-score game at 43-28 with 7:41 left in the game. The teams traded TDs, and Bosqueville iced the game on a 35-yard touchdown gallop with only 2:19 left.
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