Stories from Friday, September 19, 2014

Trumann scored three first half touchdowns with an offense that seemingly had the Manila defense confused at times, and went on to hand the Lions their first loss of the season, 29-16, in junior high football action Thursday night at Lion Field. The Wildcats got on the board late in the first quarter on a one-yard touchdown plunge from fullback Preston Heavner at the 1:21 mark. Kolton Jones ran in the two point conversion, giving Trumann an 8-0 lead...

"What a difference a week makes," was head coach Sean Hammond's first comment after the game. After a thrilling opening week game, the Hornets (1-1) had no answer for the Junior Timberwolves' ground game as Cedar Ridge ran to a 47-12 win last Thursday night in Harrisburg...

Justin Liles completed all nine of his passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns, in addition to running for another score, to help lead Trumann to a 33-6 victory over Manila in high school football action Friday night at Wildcat Field. The Wildcat senior quarterback fired three touchdowns in the first half alone, going 6-6 through the air, as Trumann held a 27-0 lead at intermission...

The temperature definitely made it feel like football season and Marked Tree (2-0) and Harrisburg (0-2) treated the fans to a thrilling football game this past Friday night in Marked Tree. The Indians recovered a Hornet fumble late in the fourth quarter to preserve a 26-21 victory...