It didn’t take long for the tone to be set Friday night when Morris played host to Byron Center, Michigan.

Morris received the opening kickoff but fumbled on the return. Byron Center’s Owen DeYoung scooped it up and returned it 28 yards for a score. Dawson Hilliard’s extra-point kick gave the Bulldogs (6-3) a 7-0 lead just 12 seconds into the game. It was the first of eight turnovers for Morris, seven of which came in the first half as Byron Center built a 28-7 lead.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many turnovers by one team in my 20 years of coaching,” Morris coach Alan Thorson said. “You can’t survive that many turnovers and expect to win the game.

“We were our own worst enemy tonight.”

Morris (8-1) picked up a first down and moved into Bulldog territory on the ensuing drive, bu

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