Richmond rings out rout

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Richmond rings out rout

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 16:14
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For about 2½ quarters on Oct. 20 at Spartan Stadium, Lexington threatened to reclaim the bell, the trophy Richmond and Lexington play to win each year when they meet during the regular season in varsity 11-man football. And then, Richmond’s offense went into overdrive. Looking to protect a 22-18 lead, the Spartans ripped off 36 unanswered points in 18 minutes, 32 seconds of game clock time to thump the Minutemen 58-18 and win The Bell Game for the fifth straight season. “Super-proud of the way we came back in the second half and put the pedal down,” Richmond coach Nick Persell said. “We felt like … we kind of gave them some of what they got in the first half. … We had a couple mistakes … – a fumble and a muffed punt that gave them short fields. … At halftime, we just talked about just keep playing football … – keep playing good football like we know how to play and put the pedal down in the second half, because we … thought our offensive line was playing really well … in the first…

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