After a sluggish first half, the Palisades High frosh/soph football team dominated the last 24 minutes to beat Franklin, 27-15, last Friday afternoon in Los Angeles. The host Panthers led 7-0 at the break and seemed poised to deal the Dolphins their second straight defeat. However, Jauan Tate scored on a 4-yard run on Palisades’ first possession of the third quarter and the visitors were off and running. Corey Richardson recovered a fumble and romped 35 yards untouched for Palisades’ second touchdown. Then, midway through the fourth quarter, the Dolphins drove to the Franklin 12-yard-line, where quarterback Nathan Dodson called an audible, faked a hand-off and threw a high-arching pass to Dylan Hellberg for a touchdown. With Nate Dodson holding, Ricky Lynch kicked his third point-after. With less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Tate scooped up a Panthers’ fumble and returned it for Palisades’ final touchdown. “I was pleased by the team’s response at halftime and I’m thrilled we got back in the win column,” Head Coach Ray Marsden said. “However, if we play poorly in the first half against Westchester next week the outcome will be very unpleasant.” Palisades’ frosh/soph hosts Westchester at 4 p.m. Friday at Stadium by the Sea, followed by the varsity game at 7.
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