For the second consecutive year, the WarDog trophy will call Palisade High School home. A steady diet of seven touchdowns and three turnovers helped the Bulldogs to a 49-23 rivalry win over Central on Friday night at Stocker Stadium.

For the majority of the first half, the game felt less high school football game and more heavyweight boxing match. Both teams used their offensive weapons liberally, landing body blow after body blow as the score climbed.

Palisade (3-2) got on the board first early on their first drive of the night with a 42-yard breakaway touchdown run from senior running back Dylon Larson. Right hook.

Central (0-5) responded immediately with a 30-yard pass to wide receiver Asher Carter — punch — but he lost the football on the tackle and Palisade fell on it. Sidestep, ja

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