San Augustine High School on Friday, September 1, 2023 –
The Tenaha Tigers varsity football team moved their 2023 season mark to 2-0 with a 35-14 road win over the San Augustine Wolves.
The Tigers got on the scoreboard early when senior Tiger Kamarion Ross scooped up a Wolves fumble and returned it 6 yards for the first touchdown of the contest. Senior kicker Christian Rodriguez added, what would prove to be his first of five extra-point kicks, and THS took a 7-0 lead with 11:13 still left in the first quarter. Ross recovered a Wolves fumble three minutes later and the Tigers drove the ball down to the San Augustine 9-yardline but Wolf Alexander Moore-Haskins stepped in front of a THS pass and returned it 98 yards for a SAHS score. Joe Barrios added an extra point kick and tied the game at 7-7 with 5:35 remaining in the opening frame.
Tenaha sophomore DeCaden Cooks intercepted a Wolves pass with 3:12 remaining in the first stanza and he returned it to the SAHS 1-yard line. Senior Jordan Reese scored a on a 1-yard touchdown run with 3:05 left in the first stanza and Tenaha led 14-7.
Reese scored on a 6-yard run with 10:45 left in the second quarter and THS went up 21-7. DJ Cooks recovered a fumbled kickoff return and Tenaha then got a 1-yard touchdown run from junior Brikelian Kenney moments later to help the Tigers take a 28-7 lead.
In the third quarter, Kenny hit junior wideout Ja’Torian Moore for a 9-yard scoring strike that helped the Tigers take a 35-7 lead with 7:08 left in the frame.
The Wolves scored the game’s final touchdown when sophomore Andrew Nash scored on a 22-yard run with 6:51 remaining in the final period. Tenaha held on for the 35-14 win.
The Tigers will host the 0-2 Joaquin Rams next Friday, September 8, 2023 at 7 p.m. at Raymond Jackson Stadium. The Rams fell on the road to the Beckville Bearcats by a 60-28 score.
