Pittsfield Finishes Unbeaten Season in Youth Football Juniors
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| The Pittsfield Bulldogs Saturday pulled away in the second half at Berkshire Community College. |
PITTSFIELD , Mass. — Messiah Grandson and Cashius Bartlett-Mood led the Pittsfield juniors to a 26-8 win over Dalton in the Berkshire County Youth Football League Championship Game on Saturday at Berkshire Community College.
Pittsfield previously played Dalton earlier in the season, earning a 28-0 win.
Going into the rematch, Pittsfield had not lost a game this fall.
As for Dalton they held their only loss in the season to Pittsfield.
Dalton’s game plan all day was run heavy, only passing the ball once all game.
Pittsfield threw more but had touchdown passes of 50 yards and 38 yards were brought back by penalties.
The first half was all Dalton, starting with a safety followed by a touchdown run to put 8 points on the board.
Pittsfield’s offense was passionate about the run in the first half and some of it did not click till the second half.
Though the Bulldogs pass game was on pace, Dalton held the ‘Dogs to a slow first half to stay within two points.
The Bulldogs looked as though they clicked in the second half.
A fourth down stop on Dalton’s first drive of the third quarter gave the crowd a boost of energy.
All of the players on Pittsfield seemed to feed on that energy in different ways.
This energy flowed right into the Bulldogs offense, starting with a huge run from Bartlett-Mood for 49 yards.
The crowd got louder and louder chants filled the air for Pittsfield.
This then led to the first score of the half by quarterback Grandson, who went for 18 yards.
Pittsfield coach Jalen Hill was very proud of his team, with the change in momentum and the energy rising for them.
Toward the end of the game their team huddled during a timeout, Hill pushed his players to keep putting full effort in despite their 12-point lead.
These words of inspiration sparked Pittsfield’s offensive final drive.
It started with Grandson’s big run and ended with a buzzer-beater touchdown pass to Marcus Adams for 51 yards to punctuate the championship.
Overall both teams gave each other a dog fight, Dalton's defense and run game was exceptional.
The Bulldogs offense was explosive throughout the entirety of the second half.
