Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Beckville Bearcats Stadium –
The visiting Joaquin Rams varsity football team led early but ultimately fell to the state ranked Beckville Bearcats by a 60-28 score on Thursday. The Rams got a good kickoff return to start the game and went on an 11-play 40-yard scoring drive which saw Gauge Jordan score from 1 yard out with 5:57 left in the first quarter. An extra point kick gave the Rams a 7-0 point advantage.
An 80-yard punt return for a touchdown by Beckville’s Jkoby Williams and an extra point by Aiden Brantley tied the game at 7-7 after the buzzer which ended the first quarter.
Beckville moved ahead 14-7 when Will Bogs scored on a 11-yard touchdown run with 7:14 left in the second quarter.
Joaquin tied the game at 14-14 with 3:49 left in the second frame when Jordan found Justyn Brown for a 14-yard touchdown reception.
Beckville began to pull away with two touchdown strikes from Williams to Austin Berry, and JT Smith, which helped them go into the locker room at halftime ahead of Joaquin by a 28-14 score.
The Bearcats gained scores from Bogs, Williams, and Smith to extend their lead to 48-14 by the 4:03 minute mark of the third stanza. JHS got a 65-yard touchdown from Jordan on a drive which ended with just 44 seconds remaining in the third stanza. A 2-point conversion by Brown cut the BHS lead to 48-22.
The fourth quarter saw Bearcat Jordan Prince and Lawson Swank score to extend the Beckville tally to 60 points while Jordan scored for Joaquin’s final six points. The 60-28 win moves Beckville’s record to 1-1. Joaquin’s season mark stands at 0-2. Joaquin will next travel to Tenaha for a Friday, September 8, 2023, game at Raymond Jackson Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The Tigers won at West Sabine last Friday by a 21-20 score to open their season. Tenaha won 35-14 at San Augustine this Friday.
