Sports

By Daniel Jones, editor

The 0-8 Lakeview Gators were no match for the Many Tigers during their game at John Curtis Tiger Stadium in Many on October 19.

The problems for Lakeview were apparent from the start. After taking the initial kickoff a Gator was upended at the 27-yard line, beginning their first offensive series of the night. Shortly after an illegal procedure penalty against Lakeview, it was Myron Warren, who has been receiving lots of interest from large Division 1 colleges after opening up his recruiting again, dropped the quarterback with a huge tackle.

The Gators were forced to punt, giving the Tigers fantastic field position due to a horse collar tackle, which added 15 on to the initial return.

By Daniel Jones

The Many Tigers put on quite a show for the numerous fans returning home for Homecoming by completely routing the Bunkie Panthers 61-0 in district play.

Before the game started, a ceremony officially changed the name of the Tigers’ playing grounds to John Curtis Tiger Stadium, in honor of long-time local businessman and philanthropist John Curtis, whose love of football and the Many Tiger program cannot be matched.

At halftime, Karata Jackson was named this year’s Homecoming Queen.

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City Bank donated Gatorade to the Many High School Football team. We are happy to support our local Tigers and wish them a great season! Pictured are City Bank employees Pam Meshell and Kristy Miller with MHS Tigers Tavier William, Josh Carroll, and Beau Ross.

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Carson Curtis, who just joined the team this season after playing for North Desoto, is shown as he chases Travion Holly of the Union Farmers.

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By Daniel Jones

A week after a big loss to North Desoto, the Many Tigers returned to the field on September 21 and took the fight to the Union Parish Farmers, defeating them 33-14.

Following an exciting entrance featuring the roar and motorcycles and spectacle of fireworks, Many won the coin toss to defer to the second half.

Union received to open up the game and received some help on the first play of the game due to a Tiger face mask penalty. The Farmers worked their way down the field to score, putting them ahead 6-0.

Many’s offense didn’t do as well during their first possession, with Trey Jones eventually punting the ball away with it landing on the 35-yard line. The Farmers didn’t have the ball long before Brady Meshell came up with the ball for a turnover.

By Daniel Jones

The 2A Many Tigers held their first home game of the season against the Class 4A North DeSoto Griffins on September 14 and lost 20-6 in an absolute heartbreaker.

There are advantages to playing bigger schools from higher classes during the start of the season, as it allows teams to work out their kinks before taking on district play and eventually the playoffs.

The Griffins got the ball to start the game, but only put up a little yardage before the Tigers were to take over.

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By Daniel Jones

Following a 29-20 win against Natchitoches Central in the jamboree, the Many Tigers are off to a great start by taking out the Peabody Warhorses 48- 14 before completely shutting out Marksville 49-0 to begin the regular season.

The game away at Peabody in Alexandria was a decisive win to start the season, with Shacori Collier, who is committed to playing football for Army, getting the first touchdown of the season on a 20-yard touchdown run. A successful point attempt by new kicker Hunter Lafollette put the score at 7-0.

Their next possession didn’t yield much, as it ended with a punt. However, the defense stepped up big, with a huge tackle by Tavier Wiliams put the quarterback six yards behind the line of scrimmage.