Al Bundy often bragged about scoring four touchdowns in a single high school football game.
He was no Tyden Johnson.
Johnson will always be able to the tell the story of how he delivered six touchdowns for the Gull Lake Lions as they won their six-man high school football home opener, 57-38 over Central Butte.
"Oh, beautiful," Johnson said on the post-game show of Local Sports Live on Magic 97. "The game we've been wanting to play since the start of the season. Came out, executed our game plan, came out on top."
Johnson scored four rushing touchdowns, a receiving touchdown, and added another one on a punt return.
"He's just an all-around athlete," said Lions Assistant Coach Scott Kirwan. "I always tell him he plays above his weight limit because he hits like a 200-pound running back, and he's maybe 160. Last year we struggled with him getting hurt trying to do that, but he's growing up a bit and matured, and he's definitely a team leader, and he keeps everybody going the right way. Even when it's going the wrong way, he's positive and definitely a good captain."
The Lions put 57 points on the board after being shut out 52-0 by Hanley in their opening game of the season.
"We got practice to be more physical, more violent," Johnson said. "So, everybody knows what contact is like. Get our o-line, get the right blocks, the right fits, and just we executed that perfectly today."
Two rushing touchdowns by Johnson gave Gull Lake a 12-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Central Butte answered back by moving the ball well in the second quarter, scoring twice, and hitting their extra points to pull ahead 16-12.
The Lions came out strong in the third quarter as QB Dusty Paul converted a long run to give Gull Lake their lead back.
"It's his first-year quarterback," Kirwan said of Paul. 'Learning the ropes this year, so he's done very well. For being only a grade 10, he's pretty calm and collected. His wisdom is well above his age. He's a leader for being a grade 10. He can pretty much call plays on the go if he has to."
That's when the Lions faced some adversity.
Rhyder Vangen blocked a Swift Current punt for a touchdown and then on the next Gull Lake drive, a Paul interception quickly turned into another Central Butter score.
Gull Lake was down 32-18 going into the fourth quarter.
On their first drive of the quarter, the Bulldogs took a face masking penalty on the same play where Gull Lake would have turned the ball over on downs. Johnson made them pay by catching his only receiving touchdown of the game from Paul to close the gap.
A few minutes later he returned a Central Butte punt for a towndown to take a lead the Lions would never give back.
"I saw the two guys coming, got by them," Johnson said. "Once I knew I was by the two guys, I knew I could take that to the house. No one was catching me."
Paul scored his second touchdown of the game by breaking a long run on the next drive, before Johnson scored two other long rushing touchdowns to put the game out of reach late.
"It helps them because they know they can win," Kirwan said. "Hanley was a strong team and it showed, but I think these guys were no joke either. We played strong, they played strong, but it's a confidence builder and hopefully they can carry it with them."
Our next Local Sports Live broadcast is September 19th when the Shaunavon Shadows host Lumsden on both Country 94.1 FM and CJSN 1490.