Two goal line stands and two big plays by Riley Dyer helped the Baylor football team hold on for a 28-20 homecoming win over Pope John Paul II Friday night.
Pope John Paul II converted an onside kick and a muffed punt to touchdowns in the first half to jump out to a 13-7 halftime lead.
The Baylor defense stopped a first quarter Knight drive on the one yard line and Tyler Massey scored on a two-yard run to keep the Raiders in the game.
Baylor converted a Pope John Paul II fumble, recovered by Josh Ernest, to a TD with Massey hitting Michael Trundle on a 73-yard pass play to go up 14-13 with two minutes left in the third quarter.
Riley Dyer blocked a Knight punt and Caldwell Huckabay recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown giving Baylor a 21-13 lead with under a minute to play in the third stanza.
Dyer came up big again stopping a fake punt on the Pope John Paul II 37-yard line with 10 minutes left in the game. After Brett Murray held on to a Massey pass to convert a fourth-and-seven, Brandon Pickett took a screen pass 24 yards to give Baylor a 27-13 lead.
Tanner Taylor's fourth PAT of the night made it 28-13. The Knights drove 70+ yards for their final touchdown before the Raiders were able to run out the clock.
It was homecoming at Baylor and also senior night with 16 senior members of the team honored in a brief ceremony of the game. The Class of 2008 includes Riley Dyer, James, Feher, Wesley Idlette, Evan Joseph, Ki Keith, Tyler Massey, Alan Owsley, Cam Patton, Stephen Pickett, Sam Quave, Andrew Roden, Peter Serodino, Andy Shuford, Trey Trundle, Danny Van Valkinburgh, and MacGregor Wallis.