Healdsburg Bulldogs Mitey Mites  18   Santa Rosa Stallions   25

The Bulldogs staged a spirited comeback from two touchdowns down only to fall short against the Stallions in a very competitive battle.  Damien Chesmore rushed for two scores and Alex DiJorio had one TD run.  The offensive linemen of Alex Palacios, Matt Ferrari, Porter Tett, Hunter Terhune, Jacob Numanville, Gary Munsell, Shane Scalese, and Trey Chapman blocked well to create holes up the middle for the Dogs’ running backs.  Jack Ernst recovered an onside kick in the contest.    

The Pee Wees Defense met the Lions with several vicious tackles that kept the Lions from scoring or gaining much ground. Among those holding the Bulldog territory were Lance Eberly, Federico Morales, Zack Ruybal, Hunter Hanson, Bradley Pierce, Damon McKinney and Gabriel Segobiano. Several of those tackles were made in the backfield and for devastating loss of yards.

One of the plays that had the fans on the edge of their seats was when Hunter Hanson carried the ball a long 11 yards to the 1st yard line. As the crowd cheered, Zach Ruybal threw a pass caught by Damon McKinney and then another pass to Hunter Hanson who again ran down to the 1 yard line giving the Bulldogs a 1st down.

Chandler Tinsley then carried it in for the 1st touchdown of the game followed by Hunter Hanson again moving the ball, this time across the end zone for the extra point.

Later in the game, Chandler Tinsley ran an impressive 42 yards bringing the ball deep into Lions territory. Lance Eberly moved the ball forward several yards and Hunter Hanson took it into the end zone for a score of 13 to 0.

Late in the fourth quarter, Zack Ruybal intercepted the ball, Chandler Tinsley ran for 20 yards, Hunter Hanson gained 6 yards and Kyle Prasad ran the ball down to the 8 yard line. Chandler Tinsley threw a beautiful pass that found Justin Rosales waiting in the end zone for the last of 3 touchdowns.The final touch was Sam Penning securing the extra point by kicking a field goal with just seconds left in the game.

Dixon Rams  30  Healdsburg Bulldogs Midgets  0

     These hometown Bulldogs visited Dixon on Sunday and there was great football action from both teams. The Dixon Rams running game was  hard to handle. Big hits by the D-Line, Jared Walker, Sam Styles, Bradley Johnson and Michael Rinn to slow the Ram tide, with linebackers Jeff Hickman, Dominic Merlo, Garrett Roux and Colby Meier on the coup de grace for the Ram ball-carrier tough enough to make it 5 yards. Drew Esquivel, Jalen Ray, Kenneth Evans and Ethan Petereit shut down everything that came outside with excellent mop-up duty by Petereit's numerous tackles. Sacks by Rinn and Merlo, and a crushing QB tackle by Conor McKay ended the first half.

     Impressive kick-off return by Petereit sparked the Dawgs offense. Pass completions by QB Scott Reynolds to Ray, McKay and Roux who fought and carried 3 Rams for extra yardage and a first down. Meier was impressive on the ground with 90 yards rushing on 18 carries. Ian Black and Roux shared the ground attack with some bruising ram-flattening drives.

     Other standouts were Reed Palmer doing an awesome job at center and Tyler Webb, Travis Kitowski and Duncan Stephen stuffing the holes in the middle. These tough Bulldogs obliterated every PAT attempt by the Dixon Rams but in a rare shut-out , failed to crack the scoreboard.  

Mitey Mite Bulldogs 28   West County Tigers 0

The Bulldogs were dominant on both sides of the ball in shutting out the Tigers.  The Dogs’ offensive line pushed the Tigers defenders backwards to make great space for the running backs.  Great blocking from all of the linemen including Alex Palacios, Jackson Hernandez, Matt Ferrari and Gary Munsell.  Alex DiJorio had two TD runs greater than 50 yards and Damien Chesmore had two TD runs greater than 30 yards.

Cody Koch hits 'em hard and brings down a Tiger early in the game and then runs to give the Bulldogs a hard earned 5 yards.

Bradley Pierce sacks the Tiger quaterback in the backfield for a devestating loss of yards.

Spencer Wallace foils a pass attempt by the Tigers and then comes back later in the game to intercept a pass and run for 40 yds to the 2 yard line.

Angel Mendoza, Conner Schumacher, Fernando Leon and Gabriel Segobiano demostrated excellent blocking which allowed Tinsley to score the 1st touchdown.

Federico Morales forces a fumble and then later recovers a fumble.

Emanuel Morales made a tackle in the backfield for a loss of Tiger yards.

Damon McKinney completes a tackle that forces the Tigers to fumble.

Chris Escher recoverd a fumble made by the Tigers.

Andrew Farmer was instrumental in a Tiger tackle.

Emanuel Morales tackled a Tiger in the back field.

Jonathan Montgomery demonstrated excellent blocking that kept the Tigers at bay.

Emmanuel Alcala was fierce with his kick-offs.

Sam Penning made several stellar passes one of which was completed to Kyle Prasad for a gain of 10 yards.

Yoneo Arai ran for a gain of several Bulldog yards.

Lance Eberly receives a punt and was instrumental in several tackles.

Kyle Prasad demonstrated instrumental tackling and running plays.

Hunter Hanson makes massive key tackles and runs for 32 yds after intercepting the ball.

Chandler Tinsley completed a 40 yard run, an interception and scored 2 more touchdowns.

Zach Ruybal makes several tackles throughout the game including a hard hit early in the 1st quater, he ran over 50 yards all the way to the 2 yd line, as well as scoring the final touchdown of the game.

Thanks to the coaches for all your support and encouragement.

Healdsburg Bulldogs Mitey Mites-0      Windsor Knights-6

Healdsburg Bulldogs Midgets-28      Windsor Knights-0

The tone of this battle was established in the first 2 plays when the Healdsburg Bulldogs clashed with the Windsor Knights Sunday at Rec Park. QB Scott Reynolds 15 yrd toss to Conor McKay who dashed downfield and set-up a 10 yard blast by Jeffrey Hickman for a TD. Ensuing on-side kick off recovered by McKay put the Windsor offense back on the sidelines. Reynolds aired it out to Hickman (2completions,2TDs) who displayed impressive running, breaking tackles, leaving behind a wake of broken Knight debris as he notched another Dawg score. Garrett Roux's interception again curbed the Windsor offensive attack.

This multi-pronged Bulldog offense showed great depth with QB Jared Walker and Reynolds hitting receivers Kenneth Evans (2 completions) Jalen Ray and Hickman behind solid pass-blocking led by center Reed Palmer with Dominic Merlo, Sam Styles , Troy Kennedy and Michael Rinn, explosive running by Colby Meier (6 carries 78 yrds), Ian Black , Rinn(TD) and Roux(TD). These Dawgs thrilled the hometown crowd and rocked the Dog House. Roux displayed versatility with a fake punt and nice pass completion to Merlo for a huge gain and a first down. Michael Rinn showed off some spectacular foot work as he plowed through holes for a 3rd TD. Successful PAT by Roux put this game out of reach for the Windsor Knights.

With QB sacks by Meier (2) Black and Rinn, pass deflection by Ethan Petereit, fumble recoveries by McKay and Meier, and overall backfield havoc brought on by the swarming rush of Tyler Webb, Bradley Johnson, Black, Rinn and Walker, these noble Knights were disarmed and scoreless. Garrett Roux's TD smash up the middle and PAT put this game mercifully to scrimmage by the 3rd quarter.

Healdsburg Bulldogs Mitey Mites - 25   Redwood PAL Bears - 0

The Bulldog Mitey Mites played with great determination in a convincing victory over the Bears.  Damian Chesmore scored two TDs on runs of 40 yards or more.  Also scoring rushing TDs were Colin Hackett and Andy Dutton. 

Healdsburg Bulldogs Mitey Mites 24   Central City Phantoms 29

The Bulldog Mitey Mites played tough but lost on a last second TD by the Phantoms.  Bulldogs running back Alex DiJorio had several great runs including a 30 yard touchdown romp through would be tacklers.  Andy Dutton had two TD runs and Damian Chesmore ran over tacklers to score a TD.  Providing good blocking up front for the Bulldogs were:  Jacob Numanville, Jackson Hernandez, Alex Palacios, Matt Ferrari, and Hunter Terhune.

The Bulldogs defense covered lots of ground in trying to tackle the elusive Phantom running backs.  Key plays by the defense included Jamie Lemus with a tackle for a big loss and Garrett Robertson who stood the running back up with a jarring hit.  Also making strong tackles were Matt Gruber, Lerenzo Leon, Drew Edens, Emilo Campos, and Shayne Widick.

Healdsburg Bulldogs Jr. Pee Wees   32          Central City Phantoms    0

The Bulldog Jr. Pee Wees continued the impressive start to their season with a 32-0 win over the Central City Phantoms.  The team is now 3-0 and has outscored its opponents 91-0 in the three games.  Scoring two TDs apiece were Chandler Verity, Mason Meier and Steven Zichichi.  Blake Monahan helped set up two scores with nice runs.  After the game went to scrimmage, long TD runs were turned in by Carlos Lemus, Daniel Pardo and Sam Williams. 

The team’s dominating defense was lead by Ethan Wright, Eli Kroger, Jaron Talley, Colin Burke and Logan Ruybalid.  The defense was in the Phantom backfield all game long and recorded multiple turnovers, including a one-handed interception and long return by Zichichi early in the contest.

The Bulldogs’ Jr. Pee Wee team started off the season with an impressive 26-0 win over the Sonoma Jr. Dragons.  Mason Meier had three rushing touchdowns to lead the offense.  Chandler Verity also had a long TD run and the team added a two-point conversion on a pass from Steven Zichichi to Anthony Merlo.  The Jr. Dragons offense was held in check all day thanks to the strong defensive line play of Tyler Peterson, Ethan Wright, Kyle Fisk, Gavin Dove and Ricky Zamora.