Athens Bruce Field Stadium, Friday, December 4, 2020 –
The Tenaha Tigers varsity football team had their season end on a 54-23 elimination loss during Friday’s Region III / State Quarterfinal round elimination game with the Mart Panthers (13-0). The Tigers’ final record finished at 10 wins and 3 losses.
Mart scored on their first three possessions and led 21-0 with 6:26 still left in the first quarter.
The Tigers got their first score when Trindon Claiborne found Ja’tyrian Moore for a 9-yard touchdown strike which cut the Mart lead to 21-7 with 4:17 left in the opening frame.
In the second quarter Claiborne scored on a 2-yard keeper that saw THS trailing 14-28 with 10:39 left in the first half.
Mart scored a touchdown with 5:20 left in the second period but Jordan Marshall stepped in front of a Panthers pass for a 2-point conversion attempt and he raced the distance to cut MHS’s lead to 34-16.
Moments later Tenaha pulled to within 34-23 when Claiborne scored on a 13-yard keeper and Manuel Laredo added an extra point kick for the Tigers final points of the game. Mart was able to outpace THS 20-0 points during the remaining 26:30 minutes of the contest.
