Du Quoin uses big second half to down Bulldogs

HARRISBURG- Du Quoin fumbled five times, Harrisburg threw two interceptions, and the clubs combined for 21 penalties, but it was still an exciting Friday night at Taylor Field when the Indians were able to hang on for a 33-27 win over the Bulldogs in Week 2 prep action.

The Bulldogs (1-1) jumped out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter and led 20-14 at intermission before Du Quoin (2-0) started a second-half rally which was led by its defense.

Harrisburg didn't register a second-half first down until the 8:30 mark in the final quarter.

The Indians (2-0) scored 19 unanswered points to lead 33-20 with 8:44 left in the contest.

"The positives that we can take from this are that we found a way to win," said Du Quoin coach AJ Hill. "A lot of things didn't go our way. We didn't play very well. We had a lot of penalties and put ourselves in a lot of bad situations right off the bat, but I'm just proud of the way our guys fought back and didn't let the momentum shifts keep us down."

Du Quoin hosts Herrin at 7 p.m. Friday in a battle of two undefeated teams.