The m built a 38-6 halftime lead and maintained its advantage the rest of the way in a surprising 59-26 victory over Pequannock in Butler on Monday night. Senior Mike Tenned rushed for 191 yards and scored five touchdowns including a 45-yard punt return for the Bulldogs. The win lifts Butler to 3-0 while Pequannock falls to 2-1.
1st
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2nd
3rd
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4th
Total
Butler (3-0)
21
17
7
14
59
Pequannock (2-1)
0
6
13
7
26
IN SHORT
The Bulldogs came out from the opening whistle like they were blasted out of a cannon on both offense and defense. They took total advantage of several Pequannock mistakes to score the first three touchdowns of the game just seven minutes into the contest. Butler built an insurmountable 38-6 advantage by halftime. Give Pequannock credit for settling down and playing a competitive second half but they never had enough firepower to threaten Butler’s lead. The Bulldogs now have some time to rest before playing a much improved Dover team next.
BULLDOG OF THE GAME
Michael Tenned, Running back, defensive back—Tenned had an amazing game. He rushed for 197 yards on 16 carries and scored on touchdown runs of 70, 28 and 3 yards. He also scored on a 20-yard pass from quarterback Chris Heredia and returned a punt 47 yards for another score. He also had a strong defensive day with an interception, a fumble recovery and numerous unassisted tackles.
TOP BULLDOG OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
PASSING: Chris Heredia (15 of 21 for 135 yards; two touchdowns)
RUSHING: Michael Tenned (16 carries for 197 yards; three touchdowns)
RECEIVING: Matt Paczolt (four catches for 86 yards)
TOP BULLDOG DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
TACKLING: Michael Tenned (six unassisted tackles, one assisted tackle), Brian Ensley (six unassisted tackles, one assisted tackle)
TURNOVERS: Michael Tenned (An interception and a fumble recovery), Billy White (fumble recovery).
TOUGH OPPONENT
Anthony Rubino (Pequannock running back): He took a lot of punishment and some tough hits but rushed for a Golden Panthers touchdown and kept coming back for more..
THEY SAID IT
"All week we were preaching tempo, tempo, tempo. I don’t think anyone is as conditioned as us and we know right out of the gate that we have to execute. We always start quickly. We had to take this team a little bit more delicately because we knew they were a little better than the teams we have faced so far. We treated it like any other game, prepared the same way and came out on top."–Butler’s Michael Tenned
“It’s been three weeks in a row. He’s done everything we asked him to do. The team feeds off of Mikey. He’s been starting since his freshman year. When he was a freshman we were 0-10. He knows what not to do. His dad was a Butler guy. He’s a Butler kid. He doesn’t talk. He leads by what he does on the field. The kids realize he’s going to come out like a missile. If we just get him a crease … he’s gone. It’s nice.” -Butler coach Jim Matsakis on Tenned.
To see our photo gallery from Monday night's game, click here.
Up Next—The Bulldogs will face Dover at Dover’s Hamilton Field, October, 7, 7 p.m.
