Bogota Football Bucs

 
5-September-2026
 On Friday-4-September the Bogota Football Bucs played their Home Opener for the 2026 season. They hosted the Lodi Rams on Feigel Field in the Bogota Athletic Complex.
 Lodi would win the coin toss and elected to receive the ball. The Rams move down the field for the first major score of the game, with a 27-yard run from Emran Qasemi. They would not convert the point after touchdown.
 With Bogota's first possession the Bucs would move deep into the offensive zone. Then Lodi would force a fumble and regain the ball. They would score again off a 37-yard Touchdown run from Jordanny Rodriguez. Bogota stopped the extra point attempt.
 The Bucs next drive ended with Matt Heras running 39 yards for Bogota's first points of the game. With an Adrian Ventura conversion the first 12 minutes finished with the Visitors ahead 12 to 7.
 Early in the second quarter Mr. Heras broke a few tackles and ran down the right side-line 83-yards to record his second touchdown for the half. With Adrian Ventura's Extra Point Bogota took a 14-12 lead.
 Then the Rams Emran Qasemi accounted for three Touchdowns, two from the line of scrimmage, with one from an interception. Lodi converted two of the three attempts and went in at halftime with a 34 to 14 advantage.
 After the restart Matt Heras scored again from 9-yard out with a third Adrian Ventura kick.
 Lodi answered with Emran Qasemi's fifth Touchdown of the evening. To give the Rams a 40 to 21 lead at three-quarter time.
 In the final quarter Jordanny Rodriguez had his second major score with an 80-yard interception run.
 The Bucs scored one more time with a Jadiel Castro 36-yard reception from a Dain Campbell pass. Mr. Campbell ran the ball in for the two-point conversion.
 The game ended with a 48 to 29 Lodi road win.
 Bogota's Matt Heras ran for a game and career high with 232 yards, Dain Campbell threw 43 yards with one Touchdown. Jadiel Castro caught a game high with 43 receiving yards. Mr. Heras also led the team with 11 tackles. He and Iman Ahmodu both recovered 1 Fumble each.
 Lodi's Emran Qasemi scored a game and career high with 5 Touchdowns, with a game high with 66 passing yards and 1 interception. Jordanny Rodriguez and Alberto Brugal also had 1 interception each.
 Bogota's record is now 0-2. They next play on Friday-11-September when they travel to Wallington with a 7:00p Kick-off.

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