Ottawa Lake, MI — BY DOUG DONNELLY OTTAWA LAKE – In what could be the final chapter of a storied football rivalry – at least for now – the Summerfield Bulldogs went into Ottawa Lake Friday and stunned the Whiteford Bobcats, 20-14. “They scored 100 points on my defense the last two times we played them,” said Summerfield head coach Dylan Szegedi. “To come here, hold that offense to 14 points and shut them out in the second half is huge. Credit to all my guys. They’ve worked so hard for this.” Summerfield took advantage of three Whiteford turnovers, got great touchdown catches by Eli VanHuysen and Tyler Dafoe and stopped a 24-game home field win streak Whiteford had entering the game. Trace Secor passed for 161 yards and two touchdowns and Mitchell Gomulinski rushed for 101 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter. The Bulldogs had fewer yards of offense than the Bobcats – 269 to 229 – but recovered two fumbles, intercepted a pass and used big plays from their passing game to lead 7-0, tie the game 14-14 just before halftime and take the lead on a third-quarter drive. Whiteford was whistled for nine penalties for 90 yards and were zero-for-five on fourth down conversion attempts, the final one coming near midfield with two minutes left in the game. “All night long our defense made plays,” Szegedi said. “They stepped up.” Secor found VanHuysen on a 27-yard touchdown pass into the end zone shortly after Gabe Ostrosky scooped up a Bobcat fumble. Whiteford took an 8-7 lead on a Trent Eitniear touchdown run and Tre Eitniear to Mason DeBarr two-point conversion then went up 14-7 on a 1-yard touchdown run by Tre Eitniear in the second quarter. The Bobcat kept Summerfield out of the end zone despite them having the ball inside the 10-yard line late in the second quarter, but an interception by Ostrosky gave the Bulldogs the ball back. That led to Dafoe’s incredible catch in the back of the end zone to tie the game 14-14. “My quarterback made a great throw, perfect ball, and I just went up and got it and I got my feet down,” Dafoe said. “It was close. If it wasn’t inches, it was centimeters. It was good execution by everybody. “We knew Whiteford has struggled this year in the passing game so we wanted to come here and keep picking on them and throwing the ball.” Secor credited off-season workouts with both of the touchdown passes. “That represents a lot of work in the off-season and just throwing with those guys,” he said. “We play a lot of catch.” In the second half, Summerfield scored on a Gomulinski run and the touchdown proved to be the difference. “Summerfield deserves all the credit,” Whiteford coach Todd Thieken said. “Dylan and those guys came ready to play. They played great. “You can’t have 100 yards of penalties and three turnovers and beat a bad team, and Summerfield is a good team,” Thieken said. The Bobcats had the ball back inside the final three minutes, but two incompletions ended any chance they had at mounting a game-winning drive. Summerfield and Whiteford have met 69 times and have had a great rivalry for years, but this year’s game is the last one scheduled between he two schools as the Tri-County Conference is expected to end 11-player football in the conference after this season. Dafoe, who finished with four catches for 109 yards, said beating the Bobcats on their home field to end the rivalry was like a dream come true. “It’s great,” he said. “It’s a dream come true for us – way to end the rivalry and giving them the L. Couldn’t be better.” Brek Ruddy led Whiteford with 91 yards rushing while Trenton Eitniear added 71. Tre Eitniear completed one of his nine passes for 49 yards. Shevy Alexander led the Bobcat defense with nine tackles and two sacks. Jude Flowers had 12 tackles and a fumble recovery for Summerfield. Summerfield 7 7 6 0 – 20 Whiteford 0 14 0 0 – 14 Scoring Summary First Quarter S – Eli VanHuysen 27 pass from Trace Secor (Hayden Cribbs kick) Second Quarter W – Trenton Eitniear 14 run (Mason DeBarr pass from Tre Eitniear) W – Tre Eitniear 1 run (run failed) S – Tyler Dafoe 14 pass from Secor (Cribbs kick) Third Quarter S – Mitchell Gomulinski 23 run (kick blocked) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Summerfield: Mitchell Gomulinski 21-101, Eli VanHuysen 1-0, Hayden Noland 1-(minus)-4. Totals 23-97. Whiteford: Brek Ruddy 15-91, Trenton Eitniear 11-71, Drew Ruddy 8-30, Tre Eitniear 8-20, Shevy Alexander 2-8. Totals 44-220. PASSING – Summerfield: Trace Secor 10-21-0 161 yards. Whiteford: Tre Eitniear 1-9-1 49 yards. RECEIVING – Summerfield: Tyler Dafoe 4-109, Brendan Myshock 2-8, Hayden Noland 3-17, Eli VanHuysen 1-27. Whiteford: Caden Stewart 1-49.