By Terry Boehmker
NKyTribune sports reporter
Scoring touchdowns following defensive takeaways was a common occurrence during Brossart’s 35-14 win over Dayton in a first-round game of the Class 1A football playoffs on Friday in Alexandria.
The Mustangs did that three times to account for most of their points and came away with a first-round playoff victory on a chilly night in early November for the third straight year.
“Our coach preaches to us about discipline,” said Brossart senior linebacker Quintin Tischner. “That’s all we needed was just discipline and to play our roles. We played our game and let them make the mistakes.”
In the first half, Brossart recovered fumbles at the Dayton 29 and 38 yard lines that led to touchdowns.
Early in the fourth quarter, Tischner picked off a pass and returned it to the Dayton 39-yard line. Four plays later, Brossart quarterback Landon Spaulding scored on an 8-yard run to seal the victory.
Those were three of the four turnovers that sidetracked Dayton’s offense after getting off to a good start. The Greendevils opened the game with a 57-yard touchdown drive and took a 14-8 lead on a 40-yard TD run by Kaden Anderson with 1:44 left in first quart...