Their opening night postponed by rain and freak lightning, the Richards Bulldogs got off to a flying start on Saturday afternoon by clipping the Harlan Falcons' wings in a 58-14 blowout.
Read about storms postponing week 1 of high school football in Southtown Star.
Richards Coach Tony Sheehan took advantage of Saturday’s rescheduled games and was scouting the Batavia Vikings, who the Bulldogs face next week
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He called Richards’ Saturday afternoon victory a “good first week win.”
“We were a little sloppy at times, we need to clean some things up,” Sheehan said. “We need to bring our A-game next week against Batavia.”
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