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Bowie State Football Falls on the Road
Bulldogs lose for the first time and are now 3-1 overall going into a game at Virginia State.
The Bowie State football team can still have a very good season. But it will not be an unbeaten one for the Bulldogs.
Bowie State lost for the first time Saturday, falling 32-29 at Virginia Union as Cheston Hickman threw for 320 yards for the Panthers. Virginia Union improved to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the CIAA while Bowie State fell to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the league.
“Virginia Union is a good football team and they capitalized on our mistakes," Damon Wilson, the Bowie State head coach, said on the school's athletic website.
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The Bulldogs had 10 penalties, lost two fumbles and threw one interception.
Bowie State took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when senior Kenneth Turner recovered a fumble and ran it 99 yards for a touchdown. Michael Gagne kicked the extra point to make it 7-0.
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But Virginia Union scored 12 points in the second quarter and 13 in the third quarter to take a 26-16 lead into the fourth quarter.
Keith Brown and Kevin James of Bowie State scored on shorts runs in the fourth, the last by James coming with :59 to play, but it was too late for the visiting team. James caught six passes for 61 yards for the Bulldogs.
Ramon Flowers, a Largo High grad, gained 47 yards on the ground for Bowie State and caught two passes for 17 yards.
BSU quarterback Clifton Budd had a huge game, as he completed 24 of 38 passes for two touchdowns and 247 yards. He also ran for 141 yards.
Marcelus Manear, a Meade High product, had seven tackles for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs play this Saturday at Virginia State in Petersburg.
