Bulldogs set to host state championship game
Flag-toting Mission Bulldogs take the field for Saturday's semi-final match-up against the Fairfield Warriors. (Christa Umphrey photo)
Bulldog Kenny Ness stretches for the pass in last Saturday's game. The triumphant Bulldogs take on the undefeated Belt Huskies at 1 p.m. Saurday in St. Ignatius in the state championship. (Christa Umphrey photo)
Mission's Canyon Sargent clutches the ball during 2022 match up with Fairfield. (Christa Umphrey photo)
Bryce Umphrey stretches out for a touchdown during the 2022 semi-final game in St. Ignatius. He scored four touchdowns for the Bulldogs, including a 69-yard kickoff return. (Christa Umphrey photo)
On Saturday afternoon, the Mission Bulldogs advanced to their first-ever State C 8-Man state title game since the days of leather helmets, outlasting the visiting Fairfield Warriors in a 54-48 thriller.
In the semifinal match-up where the two sides scored a combined 102 points, the Bulldogs lit up the lights on the scoreboard first on an eight-yard jaunt into the endzone by Canyon Sargent...
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