Fayetteville falls in OT, again

Marquez Beason scored four touchdowns to lead Dallas Bishop Dunne to a 34-33 overtime victory over Fayetteville on Friday night. After catching a 10-yard touchdown pass in overtime, Beason ripped off his helmet and did a full-body flop onto the turf as he crossed the Falcons' sideline on the east side of Harmon Field. He was completely spent and needed a half dozen teammates to lift him back up just moments before Tucker Littleton's extra point sealed the win. "I was cramping. I can barely walk," Beason said as he limped toward the visitor's locker room. "I was just trying to make a play for my team and for us to come out of here with a win like that, it shows how strong our bond is with each other." Fayetteville (1-2) scored on the first overtime possession. The Bulldogs grabbed a 33-27 lead on Cody Gray's second touchdown of the game, but Huxley Richardson's extra point attempt was blocked, opening the door for Bishop Dunne to win with a touchdown and an extra point. Bishop Dunne (1-1) used explosive plays to overcome 14 penalties. Following a 67-yard touchdown run by Terrance Shaw, Beason accounted for the Falcons' next four scores. He had touchdown receptions of 46 and 46 yards and a 17-yard run late in the fourth quarter before finishing off the Bulldogs with his touchdown grab in overtime. It was the second week in a row Fayetteville lost in overtime after falling 38-37 against Bryant last Friday. "Three weeks in a row our kids have played their guts out," said Fayetteville coach Billy Dawson. "We were out-athleted, out-matched, out-whatever you want to call it, and three weeks in a row, our kids find a way to have a chance to win. I'm so proud of them. "We're two overtimes away from being 3-0 and if you told me that coming in looking at our schedule, we would have taken it." The Falcons featured a roster loaded with Division-I talent. Beason, a junior, reports more than a dozen scholarship offers and is considered a heavy lean to sign with Texas. "He's a great player," Dawson said. "He even played cornerback in the fourth quarter when they brought him in to match up on (Kris) Mulinga, who made some great plays tonight. Our receivers did a nice job of getting off press coverage. "We did a lot of good things, and this will help get us ready for conference play, but we would like to win one of these games." It was the second week in a row Fayetteville lost in overtime after falling 38-37 against Bryant last Friday.

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FAYETTEVILLE FALLS IN OT, AGAIN

MIKE CAPSHAW

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 9/16/2017

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