Running back Jagger Gray carries a Wolverine defender after a big gain.
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Cody Lang drags down Wolverine quarterback Kaleb Jestes.
Maysville held Gallatin out of the end zone from the one yard line late in the third quarter. The Wolverines had no such luck in repeating that feat with the game on the line in the closing moments.
With the Bulldogs holding on to a 26-20 lead, Kevin Meeks snuck over the goal line on fourth and goal from the one with 1:30 left to play, capping a 9-play drive that began with a 56-yard passing connection from Brinley Vandiver to Payton Feiden.
The insurance TD came after the Wolverines closed the scoring gap to 6 points on a 40-yard bomb with 5:10 on the clock. Maysville had turned Gallatin away in the third period after a 12-yard punt set the Bulldogs up at the Wolverine 22. However, four plays from the 1 yard line produced negative yardage.
A second short punt gave the Bulldogs a starting point at the Wolverine 40 late in the third. A second down pass from Vandiver to Isaac Bird put Gallatin on the 16. Jagger Gray, with strong running out of the backfield in the absence of Rodell Sperry, carried to the 8. Gage Wright polished off the drive that led to a 26-14 GHS lead on the opening play of the fourth quarter.
Following a scoreless first quarter, Gallatin got on the board with a 10-yard Vandiver to Feiden scoring pass. Maysville answered with a Jake Redman 2 yard scoring run.
Gallatin looked to take a 14-6 advantage into the half time locker room with a Vandiver to Draven Wright scoring pass of 20 yards. Vandiver connected with Meeks for the 2 point conversion. The Wolverines tied the game again when Redman scored from the 5 with 54 seconds left and quarterback Kaleb Jestes added the 2 point conversion.
Power runs by Gray set up a 12-yard score by Meeks and 20-14 GHS lead at 9:09 of the third quarter.
The Bulldogs, 3-2 overall and 2-2 in the GRC, travel to Milan this Friday to take on the unbeaten Wildcats, who have yet to be tested in their run to 5-0.