Northwest Catholic's siblings, quarterback Tim and receiver Pete Bourdon strengthened their family ties on a 25-yard pass play with 3:22 left to lead the Indians to a 35-28 comeback win over Plainville in a Nutmeg League game.

The game was a wild affair, with Northwest scoring two first-quarter touchdowns to take a 13-0 lead before Plainville came storming back with a 28-point second quarter that left the Blue Devils in uncharted territories for the season.

The Blue Devils completed an 8-play, 78-yard drive 2:36 into the second quarter on Craig Vincelette's 12-yard touchdown pass to Will Hungerford (2 catches, 51 yards).

Two plays later, Nick Colagiovanni intercepted Tim Bourdon's pass, giving Plainville the ball at the Indians 20. On third-and-18, Vincelette (17-for-40, 231 yards, 3 TDs) hooked up with Dan Garewski (3 catches, 72 yards) for a score that gave the Blue Devils their first lead of the season, 14-13, 6:48 before halftime.

As expected, that fired up the Devils in general, and Mike Dugo in particular. The senior made a big hit on the ensuing kickoff, then, two plays later, pounced on the pigskin as it laid uncovered at the Northwest Catholic 22.

Mike's a good kid who hasn't played for a couple of years," Styles said, recalling Dugo's sterling over-the-shoulder catch in the first quarter. "He has a body of a Greek statue, and he's a good football player."

Colagiovanni (8 grabs, 79 yards) took advantage of Northwest's second turnover of the quarter, running 15 yards on fourth-and-12, then caught an 8-yard pass to put Vincelette in position for his one-yard plunge that made it 20-13 before Northwest's Joe Robinson returned the kickoff 86 yards to make it 20-19.

The teams exchanged punts before Plainville took over at its own 41 with 59 ticks before halftime. On the first play, Pete Bourdon outleaped Hungerford for Vincelette's long pass, tipped the ball, and nearly gathered it in as he fell to earth. However, his arm batted the ball back up in the air, leaving an astonished Hungerford to gather in the pass.

The 39-yard play set up Colagiovanni's 9-yard catch in the right corner of the end zone when the sophomore soared over the defensive back to make it 28-19 after the two-point conversion with three seconds left.

The teams played a scoreless third period before Northwest broke Plainville's heart in the fourth. Bourdon, who was 2-of-15 entering the final stanza, proved blood to be thicker than water as he led his club on two scoring drives. The first came after the Indians drove 73 yards to the Plainville 10 before Nick Debboli intercepted a pass in the end zone and returned it to his own eight.

The desperate Indians defense forced a punt. Facing fourth-and-13, Bourdon found Oraine Howell down the left sideline for a 26-yard strike, cutting the lead to 28-27 after the two-point conversion.

Northwest's defense held, and the offense went 62 yards in six plays, capped by the brothers' pass-and-catch combination, leaving Plainville (0-6) and first-year head coach Greg Styles still searching for the elusive first win.