Bulldogs manhandle Leon 60-27 in home opener

  • Wortham quarterback Ryken Lewis looks for a receiver during Friday’s game against Leon at Wortham. Lewis passed for 156 yards and two touchdowns to help the Bulldogs to a 60-27 victory. Photo by Jennifer Lansford/For Fairfield Recorder
    Wortham quarterback Ryken Lewis looks for a receiver during Friday’s game against Leon at Wortham. Lewis passed for 156 yards and two touchdowns to help the Bulldogs to a 60-27 victory. Photo by Jennifer Lansford/For Fairfield Recorder
The Wortham Bulldogs defeated the Leon Cougars 60-27 in their first home game of the year. Wortham’s first home game was supposed to be last week, but rain late in the day created an unsafe field and the game was moved to Rosebud Lott. While Wortham normally employs a power-running attack, the Bulldogs added another element to their offense when they began to spread the field and throw the ball…

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