Easy come and easy go. That is how the first two games of the season have gone for the Mansfield Sr Tigers. In Week Zero, they put a thumping on the Magazine Rattlers 41-0 for their season opener. But as fate would have it, they would turn around and get drilled by Waldron last Friday in a 41-0 loss to the Bulldogs. With the highs and lows of two games, it’s hard to tell where the Tigers sit. But rest assured they are working hard to improve.
The Sr Tigers ended their match against the Bulldogs with 109 total yards. QB, Zayne Dugan, catapulted 6 passes for 43-yards while Codi Chick obtained 1 10-yard pass. In rushing yards, you had Shawn Brown with 34, Randy Claude with 15, Tyler Woolbright with 8, and Dugan with 4. And in the receiving department, Austin Carlton earned 3 for 23-yards, Chick netted 3 for 21-yards, and Claude acquired 1 for 9-yards.
“We went into this game pretty healthy with no injuries,” stated coach, Tim Cothran. “And Randy Claude and Bri Sanderson played really well against Waldron.” With a scrimmage and two nonconference games down and one to go, the Mansfield Sr Tigers aren’t laying down yet. The Tigers knew the obstacles that laid ahead of them with their non-conference schedule and prepared for a fight anyhow.
After facing two 4A programs like the annual powerhouse Mena Bearcats and an up-n-coming Waldron Bulldogs team, the Tigers have but one 4A non-conference game left….Elkins. “If we have played Elkins, it has been a while. On film, they are a good looking, physical team. Hopefully, the one thing that we have nailed down by this Friday, is that our receivers know their routes.” Mansfield will have their chins up and chest out ready to host the ever daunting Elks this Friday, September, 11.
Photos courtesy of Sandy Tull
