Raymond Jackson Stadium, Friday, September 25, 2020 -
The Tenaha Tigers Varsity Football Team defeated the visiting Lovelady Lions by a 41-18 score. Six touchdowns by junior Jeremy Patton during the game helped the Tigers overcome trailing in the early stage of the game. The win moved the Tiger’s record to 2-2 overall for the season and started their District 11 2A Division II mark at 1-0.
Lion Keivon Skinner brought down a touchdown pass and scored from 13 yards out to give Lovelady their first lead with 4:02 left in the first quarter. The Lions 2-point conversion attempt failed and they led 6-0.
Tenaha took a 7-6 lead with 1:33 left in the first period when Jeremy Patton scored on a 1-yard run. Manuel Laredo added on an extra point to give the Tiger a 7-6 advantage. The Tigers never looked back as Laredo added four more extra-point kicks after Patton scores.
Patton helped the Tigers boost their lead to 14-6 with 10:23 left in the second period with a 30-yard rushing touchdown. He pulled down a pass for a receiving touchdown from Tristan Claiborne to give Tenaha a 28-6 lead with just 17 seconds left before halftime.
Lovelady running back Lataviouce Easterling broke loose on a touchdown run just before halftime to pull the Lions closer and Tenaha led 28-12 at the midway break.
Neither team scored during the third stanza. Patton added another Tiger touchdown to his resume when he plowed in on a 1-yard run to cap a 16-yard Tenaha scoring drive with 5:23 left in the game. THS led 35-12. Moments later Patton once again scored after he picked off a Lions pass near the endzone and raced the distance 99 yards for a score that boosted Tenahas’ lead to 41-12 with 4:05 left in the contest.
Esterling rushed for the game’s final score and helped the Lions cut the Tiger’s lead to 41-18 with just 3 minutes left in the game.
The Lions are 2-2 overall and stand at 0-1 in District 11 play. They will host 3-1 Colmesneil on Friday October 9, 2020 after a bye week.
Tenaha will travel to face the Colmesneil Bulldogs next Friday, October 2, 2020. Kickoff at Bulldog Stadium is 7 p.m. The Bulldogs beat the Overton Mustangs last Friday 14-12 for their first District 11 2-A road win.
