There's no place like home for Dawson, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past the Rio Vista Eagles with a 27-21 win on Friday. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 46-22 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Brant Boatright
| 10/31/25 vs Rio Vista | 174 |
| 10/24/25 @ Valley Mills | 67 |
| 10/10/25 vs Itasca | 103 |
| 10/03/25 @ Bosqueville | 100 |
| 09/19/25 vs Kerens | 44 |
| + 3 more games |
A big part of Dawson's victory came down to the chemistry between Brant Boatright and his top target Chace Thomas. Boatright threw for 174 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Thomas picked up 67 receiving yards and two TDs. That's the most passing yards Boatright has posted since back in August.
Rio Vista lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Tate Conley, who picked up 107 receiving yards and two scores. Kaiden Scott also helped out by tossing the rock for 257 yards.
Dawson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points on average over those games. As for Rio Vista, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Dawson is set to challenge their familiar foe Italy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Rio Vista will square off against rival Valley Mills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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