Football Defeats Stonehill 35-14

Bryant WR Justin Kix caught 2 TDs against Stonehill

Easton, MA-Coach Marty Fine and the Bryant Bulldogs made sure there would be no letdown after a tough, last-minute lost to C.W. Post last week.

The Bulldogs started fast, and weathered a Stonehill push to take a 35-14 win over the Stonehill Skyhawks Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs jumped on the Skyhawks in front of their homecoming crowd behind the strong running of senior Lorenzo Perry, who scored the first touchdown of the day on an electric 62-yard run. A Justin Kix touchdown reception and another Perry touchdown gave the Bulldogs what appeared to be a commanding lead. 

Perry finished with 247 yards rushing and three touchdowns. It was Perry’s best rushing game of the year, and good for the third-best in school history. Perry holds that record with a 313-yard performance last year versus Stonehill. 

However, the pesky Skyhawks came back to score two touchdowns in the last three and a half minutes to cut the deficit to 21-14 at the half. 

Bryant quckly retook the momentum after the break. Another Perry touchdown and a 72-yard touchdown reception by Justin Kix again silenced the Stonehill faithful. 

In what was a sloppy game, the teams combined for seven turnovers (four by Bryant). Bryant however, dominated the total offensive numbers, outgaining Stonehill 551 to 248. 

Junior quarterback Charlie Granatell finished with an efficient 274 yards on 13 of 17 passing. 

With the win, Bryant moves to 5-2 in the Northeast-10 conference. The Bulldogs will host Saint Anselm next Saturday at Bulldog Stadium.