BAINBRIDGE – The Bainbridge-Guilford varsity football team nearly pulled off their first win of 2016.

One and a half yards, in a game of inches, that was the difference between a B-G and Delhi/Charlotte Valley win.

“Fourth and one, in the middle of the field in the fourth quarter and we stuff them,” said B-G head coach Israel Lorimer. “So we get the ball back with 1:23 left in the game and no timeouts. We get down first and goal to their six (yard line). We had a pass played called, and he tucked (quarterback). We spike it, so it's third down, call a pass play and he is forced to run the pass play.”

After a failed scramble attempt from Bobcats quarterback Austin Carr on third down. The Bobcats would be looking at a fourth down, a play to which they would see the ball reach all the way to the one and a half yard line before the play was called dead and the ball was turned over.

B-G would give the ball back on the one and a half yard line down 21-17, as their defense took the field to close out the loss.

One and a half yards in a game of inches is all that stood between the Bobcats and the victory

“We did everything but win. It was a real tough loss,” said coach Lorimer.

Notably the scoring in the game would all be done in the first half as Delhi would score first just :24 seconds into the game.

“I was happy though to see our next drive, we went right down the field and scored,” said coach Lorimer.

Down 8-0 early in the game, quarterback Austin Carr of B-G would wheel his way in from 18 yards out for a rushing touchdown to draw the game to 8-6 – failed two point conversion.

The exchange of blows in the first half would continue as Erik Gullow of Delhi would run a touchdown in from three yards out for the 15-6 lead with 2:39 left in the first quarter.

An Austin Carr to Zack Ouimet 11 yard passing touchdown, followed by a Bailey Hotaling three yard two-point conversion with 9:20 left in the second quarter would raise the score to 15-14.