The Many Tigers continued their winning ways on October 28 as they soundly defeated the Red River Bulldogs 52-18 in a district matchup.
To start the game, the Tigers kicked off to Red River. The Many defense forced a punt and the Tigers took over at the Red River 18 yard line. Shortly after, Trevor Mc-Lendon gave the Tigers their first six points of the game with a rushing TD. Kicker Deacon Lafollette nailed the extra point to make the score 7-0.
The Bulldog offense failed to get anything going on their next possession, punting to Many. This time, it was Jeremiah James with a 60-yard rushing touchdown to make the score 14-0.
Many’s Jonas Hendrickson intercepted a Red River pass on the next possession before Lafollette kicked a field goal to bring the score to 17-0.
Near the end of the first quarter, Red River’s Warren Bowman intercepted a Many pass. However, the Bulldogs would turn possession over on downs before Red River’s Jacob Kellogg returned a fumble for touchdown giving Red River their first points of the game. After a successful two-point conversion the score was still 17-6 with Many leading.
The Tigers answered back quickly when Jeremiah James ran the ball into the end zone from the 46-yard line.
The Bulldogs turned the ball over on downs during their next possession, giving Many the ball on their own 25-yard line. Bowman and Red River capitalized on another fumble by Many on the Tiger 40-yard line. Tiger Payton Hyden then recovered a further fumble by Red River on their own 35-yard line. With under three minutes to go before halftime, Bowman stepped up once again for the Bulldogs and intercepted a pass.
Shortly before the half, Jeremiah James scored once again bringing the mid-way score to 31-8 in Many’s favor.
The Tigers kicked off the second half in grand fashion, as they received the ball to start the half and quarterback Hayden Evans completed a 31yard pass to Ky’xavier Warren for a touchdown.
During the ensuing drive, Hyden recovered a Red River fumble before Jeremiah James scored yet another time with a 22 yard run.
Struggles for the Bulldogs continued when Omarious Davis recovered a Red River fumble on the opponent’s 34 yard line and James scored again bringing the score to 52-8.
The opening minutes of the fourth quarter saw Dawson Snider recover a fumble before Red River added two points to their total due to a safety. A Bulldog quarterback by Montreveun Smith gave the bulldogs some extra points, but still no chance to win the game. Not long after the final whistle sounded, seeing the Tigers victorious.
The Tigers go into their last game on the road against the Lakeview Gators this Friday, November 3.