October 23, 2016 – Album - The Tenaha Tigers varsity football team held the Grapeland Sandies to a net 36 yards of offense, last Saturday, on the way to a lopsided 48-0 2016 Homecoming win, at newly named Raymond Jackson Stadium, at Tenaha ISD.
Trai Gardner began the scoring, at the 6:38 mark of the first quarter, with a 55-yard touchdown run. The score capped an 89-yard drive on the Tiger’s first possession. Moments later, Tiger teammate Cody Foshee intercepted a Sandie pass and returned it for a touchdown which helped give Tenaha a 13-0 lead with 5:32 left in the first period.
Gardner scored his second touchdown on an 11-yard reception with 6:44 remaining in the first half. An Abel Rodriguez extra point kick boosted Tenahas’ lead to 20-0. This score held up until the midway intermission.
At halftime Junior Jaden Washington was recognized as Tenahas 2016 Homecoming Queen. Before the game Tenaha alumnist, and current Grapevine Head Football Coach, Randy Jackson, and Tenaha ISD Principal Terry Bolin were recognized as Tenaha ISD Hall of Honor members.
Jaqualin Franks intercepted a pass and scored from 60 yards out at the start of the second half and Tenaha’s lead grew to 27-0 with over 11 minutes left in the third frame. Chase Lilly later returned an interception 30 yards for a Tigers score which gave THS a 34-0 advantage with 6:50 left in the third stanza.
Gardner returned an interception 41 yards for a Tigers touchdown during the Sandie’s next possession and THS took a 41-0 advantage into the final period of play.
In the fourth period, Onterio Thompson scored a 22-yard rushing touchdown which proved to be the game’s final score
The Tigers rushed for 164 yards and passed for146 yards for 310 total yards of offense. They accumulated 9 first downs had two fumbles and an interception. Tenaha was assessed 25 yards on 3 penalties.
Grapeland had -15 yards rushing and 51 yards passing, for 36 net yards of offense. They threw 4 interceptions. The Sandies made 3 first downs and had 3 penalties for 20 yards.
The Tigers are now 8-0 overall and have a 3-0 District 11 2A-2 record. The Tigers have not lost a district football game since 2008. THS will travel to Overton next Friday, October28 to face the Mustangs at 7 p.m. Overton beat Timpson on the road, last Friday, by a 31-21 score. Overton is 6-1 on the season an also posts an unblemished 3-0 conference mark.
