AFTER A YEAR OF WAITING,(AND COUNTLESS HOURS IN SUMMER WEIGHTS AND CONDITIONING) THE 8TH GRADE FOOTBALL TEAM FINALLY GOT THEIR CHANCE TO AVENGE THE 32-0 LOSS THEY TOOK AS 7TH GRADERS AGAINST RIVAL FT. SCOTT. AND THEY DID SO, IN MAJOR LEAGUE FASHION!! THEY CAME OUT AND POUNDED THE SHELL SHOCKED TIGERS , 40-6, BEHIND A POTENT GROUND GAME AND A SMOTHERING DEFENSE.
THE OFFENSE, ONCE AGAIN, WAS LED BY RUNNING BACK CONNER PROFFITT, WHO SCORED FOUR TOUCHDOWNS ON RUNS OF 60 YARDS, 2 YARDS, 13 YARDS AND 3 YARDS.. STONE PEERY ADDED A 48 YARD TD RUN AND NATE MITCHELL ADDED A 20 TD RUN. GABE KIMZEY ADDED TWO 2PT CONVERSIONS.
THE DEFENSE GOT TWO INTERCEPTIONS, ONE FROM PROFFITT AND ONE FROM DEFENSIVE LINEMAN DAINE CREAMER. STONE PEERY ALSO RECOVERED A FUMBLE.
THE 4-0 DRAGONS WILL TRAVEL TO CHANUTE THURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SHORTHANDED CREW (INJURIES AND QUARNTINES) TO TAKE ON THE ROCKETS FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. THE DRAGONS WERE ABLE TO HOLD ON T0 AN 18-14 VICTORY IN THE FIRST CONTEST.
Boys 8th Grade Football · Boys 8th Grade Football avenges last years 32-0 loss, beats Fort Scott 40 – 6
- away
- 6 Fort Scott High School
- home
- 40 Pittsburg
Away | Home | ||
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Away | Home | ||
Fort Scott High School | vs | Pittsburg | |
6 | 40 | ||
1 | - | 14 | |
2 | - | 12 | |
3 | 6 | 8 | |
4 | - | 6 |