▁at ▁the ▁half , ▁but ▁ro ared ▁back ▁as ▁the ▁Bul ld og ▁defense ▁kept ▁the ▁Blue ▁Dev il ▁off ense ▁in ▁check ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁ ▁A ▁Lind sey ▁Gam ble ▁ 2 4 - yard ▁run ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁ 3 3 - yard ▁line ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁helped ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁ 1 5 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁from ▁quarter back ▁Jay ▁Gra ber ▁to ▁Michael ▁Can for a , ▁trim ming ▁the ▁lead ▁Central ▁lead ▁down ▁to ▁two , ▁ 2 1 - 1 9 . ▁ ▁Go ing ▁for ▁the ▁two - point ▁conversion , ▁Gra ber ▁hit ▁V inton ▁South ▁across ▁the ▁middle ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁ 2 - point ▁conversion ▁and ▁tie ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁ 2 1 - 2 1 . ▁ ▁Another ▁strong ▁def ensive ▁stop ▁forced ▁Central ▁into ▁another ▁three ▁and ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Blue ▁Dev il ▁off ense . ▁ ▁But ▁on ▁the ▁en su ing ▁punt , ▁the ▁Blue ▁Dev ils ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁punt ▁off ▁and ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁took ▁over ▁deep ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Connecticut ▁territory . ▁Three ▁plays ▁later , ▁Gam ble ▁r umbled ▁in ▁from ▁a ▁yard ▁out ▁and ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁took ▁their ▁first ▁lead ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁James ▁Mall ory ▁finally ▁gave ▁Central ▁Connecticut ▁( 1 - 0 ) ▁fans ▁something ▁to ▁cheer ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁as ▁he ▁broke ▁free ▁down ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁line ▁for ▁a ▁ 9 2 -