The Becker Bulldog football team received payback for their state title last year as Totino-Grace won its fourth straight game on Friday at home, beating Becker 30-20. 

Friday’s game was a rematch of last year’s Class 4A Prep Bowl, won by the Bulldogs, 24-8.

The Eagles got two of their scores from long range last week, scoring touchdowns of 80 and 98 yards. The 98-yard touchdown run by Ben Bergan came just one play after the Eagles’ defense stopped Becker on a fourth and goal from the two-yard line in the third quarter.

The Eagles struck first when Henry Cone tossed a short screen pass to Jaden Miller. Miller made a Becker defender miss and rumbled 80 yards to the endzone. After a missed extra-point attempt, the Eagles got out to an early 6-0 lead.

Becker got on the board early in the second with a sustained drive that led to an eight-yard touchdown pass from Sawyer Brown. Senior Sebastien Cabrera caught the ball for a relatively easy score.

Totino-Grace responded on the ensuing drive when Henry Cone scored his second touchdown of the night, this time on the ground. He broke off a 20-yard run to the endzone for another big yardage play for the Eagles.

At halftime, the score was TG 13, Becker 7.

In the third, Becker had a chance to tie the game up or take the lead. However, the Totino-Grace defense held firm and came up with a goalline stand. On the first play of the Eagles’ drive, Benjamin Bergan broke a tackle at the line of scrimmage and ran down the field for a 98-yard touchdown run to put Totino-Grace up 20-7.

The Bulldogs responded on the next drive with a sustained march down the field that ended in a one-yard quarterback run up the middle for a Tristan Kowalkowski touchdown.

On the ensuing drive, the Eagles completed another long pass and catch from Cone to senior tight end Luther Bunge. Bunge was pushed out at the three-yard line, which set up another Cone rushing touchdown to put the Eagles up 27-13 as the third quarter ended.

The Bulldogs refused to quit in the fourth quarter, when Kowalkowski hit Cayden Goodell with a 31-yard strike, bringing the Eagles’ lead back to just seven points at 27-20.

Unfortunately for the visitors, Totino-Grace got the ball back and closed out the game with sustained possession punctuated by a 16-yard field goal to give the Eagles their revenge over Becker with a 30-20 victory.

Kowalkowski finished with 273 yards through the air on 25 of 37 passing and two TDs. Brown had 52 yards rushing on six carries to lead the rushers and Adam Wipper led the receiving corps with 10 catches for 87 yards. Goodell finished with three catches for 42 yards.

The defense was led by Bennett Kujawa with six tackles.

The Bulldogs (3-3) took on  Rocori at home Friday night (full report on game in next week’s Patriot).