The Becker Bulldog football team satisfied the Homecoming crowd last Friday by delivering a 20-12 win over the Princeton Tigers to improve to 2-2.

After falling behind by a TD early in the second quarter (kick failed), the Bulldogs mounted  a comeback that carried them to victory in an evenly-fought contest.

QB Tristan Kowalkowski got the home team on the board in the second when he powered his way into the end zone from two yards out to put the Bulldogs up, 7-6 by halftime.

In the third, Kowalkowski found Tarver Schendzielos from 51 yards out to go up 14-6.

Princeton rallied and scored a TD of their own in the fourth quarter to make the score 14-12 as the two-point conversion to tie failed.

Later in the final quarter Kowalkowski sealed the deal when he hit Sawyer Brown from 26 yards out to make it 20-12. The defense did their job and held the lead as the clock ticked off in Becker’s win.

Kowalkowski finished seven-of-13 for 156 yards and two TDs through the air as well as his rushing TD earlier in the game. The Bulldogs garnered 179 total yards with only 23 rushing yards as Princeton’s defense stood tall for most of the game.

Schendzielos was the leading receiver for the Bulldogs as he reeled in three catches for 107 yards and his one score.

Bennett Kujawa was all over the field on defense as he recorded seven tackles, five assists, three sacks and two tackles for loss. Nathan Weiss also had a fantastic game on defense as he recorded five tackles, 10 assists and two tackles for loss.

Fergus Falls remains in first place in the district standings at 4-0. Becker is tied with St. Cloud Tech for second with 2-2 records and SCT is Becker’s next opponent on Sept. 26.