The Bonny Eagle Scots are shrugging off a surprising 0-3 start to their season, fighting back Friday night for a come-from-behind win on the road at Gorham. The Rams had a first half lead of 22-8 on a touchdown from Brad Turnbaugh and two from Matt Mckenney. The Scots showed a bit of life as the half wrapped up, with a 40-yard pass from Tyson Goodale to Cam Cooper setting up a TD to send the teams to the break at 22-15. In the second half, the Scots defense held the Rams scoreless and Nick Adkins had 15-yard run to tie the score at 22-22. The Scots took the lead for the first time with just over a minute to play when Goodale raced for a TD. An interception by Matt Burnell as the horn sounded sealed the deal for the Scots. The 29-22 outcome gives both teams identical 3-3 records.

The Rams make their entrance onto their home field to face the
visiting Bonny Eagle Scots. Photo by Rich Obrey
Teammates provide a soft landing for GHS cheerleader Erika
Dvilinsky at the end of a routine in front of the home crowd.
The Scots started to come to life as the first half drew to a
close. A 40-yard pass play from Tyson Goodale to Cam Cooper put the
ball on the 1-yard line and set up a running touchdown that made
the score 22-15
The Scots started to come to life as the first half drew to a
close. A 40-yard pass play from Tyson Goodale to Cam Cooper put the
ball on the 1-yard line and set up a running touchdown that made
the score 22-15.
Senior running back Brad Turnbaugh skips through a hole for a
4-yard pickup.
Nick Kilborn picks up a first down for Gorham.
Mike Mckenney picks up five yards for Gorham in the closing
seconds of the first half.
Senior manager Kendra Stringer races to reach the team with
water ahead of Coach Kevin Cooper during a second half timeout.
Cheerleaders (from left) Ginny Michaud, Lauren Collins and
Kelcie Marean keep the visiting Bonny Eagle crowd fired up in the
second half.
The half-time entertainment was just as exciting as the high
school game, as the youngest players in Gorham’s Youth Football
Program, the 2nd and 3rd graders on the Grizzly Cubs team, played
an intra-squad scrimmage. One of the highlights was Curran
Bassingthwaite scooting away from his teammates and racing down the
sideline for a score.
The Scots took the lead for the first time with less than two
minutes to play in the game when quarterback Tyson Goodale raced
down the sideline into the end zone.
The Bonny Eagle cheerleaders power through 29 push-ups after
Tyson Goodale’s touchdown gave the Scots the lead in the closing
minutes of the game.
BEHS Head Coach Kevin Cooper told his team that their victory
over the Rams was one of the best efforts he had ever seen, and
they were on their way up after a difficult start to the season.
After an 0-3 start, the Scots are now 3-3.