Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Tenaha’s Raymond Jackson Stadium –
The Tenaha Tigers’ varsity football team clinched a perfect 6-0 District 11 2A-2 record with a 42-8 win over the visiting Overton Mustangs. Tenaha has finished their regular season play with an 8-2 overall record and the conference title. They will now enjoy a bye week as they wait to see who they will face in bi-district play in two weeks.
The Tigers got on the scoreboard first when Trindon Claiborne found Markee Rasberry for an 8-yard touchdown which capped a 75-yard scoring drive with 5:56 minutes remaining in the first quarter. The first of six extra point kicks by Manuel Laredo gave THS a 7-0 lead.
Rasberry caught a second touchdown with just 29 seconds left in the opening stanza and THS took a 14-0 advantage into the second quarter.
Claiborne hit Debrae’lyn Cooks for a 62-yard score with 6:48 left in the second period and Tenaha led 21-0. Then Jeremy Patton caught a 31-yard score with 2:31 before halftime. Rasperry caught his third touchdown of the game which helped give Tenaha a 35-0 advantage with just seconds remaining before the midway intermission.
The Tigers gained a 42-0 lead with just 5:44 remaining in the game when Christian Sparks caught a 20-yard touchdown from Brikelian Kenney.
Overton scored just seconds before the final minute on a 19-yard Anthony Merit touchdown run. The Mustangs made a 2-point conversion run to cut the final Tenaha lead to 42-8.
