Bonny Eagle defeated Cheverus, 35-28, Saturday at Shea Stadium. Despite the win, the Scots weren’t satisfied with their play.

“When the playoffs come around, we are good at getting ready for the Saturday morning games,” quarterback Ryan Walker said. “But during the regular season we don’t have the same mentality as Friday night under the lights. We aren’t as ready to go.

“Cheverus is clearly a team we underestimated and it showed.”

The Stags (0-2) matched Bonny Eagle (2-0) blow-for-blow during the majority of the game. Cheverus led 14-7 before Bonny Eagle tied the score going into halftime.

Walker slung a pass to Ben Delcourt streaking down the left sideline. Delcourt, who was covered tightly by Cheverus defensive back Dylan Jeffrey, made a diving catch in the end zone with three seconds remaining in the half.

“Most of the game when it came to the pass I was worried about (Cheverus defensive back Topher Pochebit),” Walker said. “He wasn’t lined up on (Delcourt) so I knew if I got some air under it he’d get it. That’s the way he is.”

With the score tied, Bonny Eagle coach Kevin Cooper was dissatisfied.

“We didn’t play very well in the first half,” he said. “We had two coverage breakdowns to give them two touchdowns. We didn’t play with very good technique on defense and let them establish running the football.”

The Stags dominated time of possession in the first half, holding onto the ball for 16 minutes 19 seconds to Bonny Eagles 7:41.

The Scots opening the second half with eight straight running plays, taking the ball 70 yards, the final 14 from the legs of Walker.

“I think Coach just realized that they were sending linebackers and smashing me on the pass,” Walker said. “The run was working so why not stick with it. Other than that touchdown pass (to end the half) we couldn’t get a pass off.”

After Cheverus tied the score at 21, running back Scott Proudman gave Bonny Eagle the lead for good with a 23-yard scamper – untouched.

“They thought I was going right away, so everyone of them ran way outside,” Proudman said. “I had a huge hole going right up the middle. There wasn’t a man near me at all.”

It wasn’t all roses for Proudman, a senior playing his first year of high school football, who had two fumbles to go along with his three touchdowns.

“Shoot, he hasn’t been tackled since the 8th grade,” Cooper said. “That’s a thing a running back has to get used to, being able to hold onto the ball in traffic – when people start grabbing for it to be able to secure it. He’s a kid that wants to do well so I am sure he will work hard and get better.”

Brett Mougalian lead the Scots with seven tackles.