On Friday, October 25, the Mansfield Sr High Tigers suited up to take on the Lamar Warriors at Lamar. The wind was blistering cold and the rain was coming down in sheets but the Tigers were determined to set fire to the field. Mansfield was slow to start in the first half of the game but was able to put 20 points on the board in the second half. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to shut down the Warriors and Lamar took the win 48-26.
The Tigers ended with 202 total yards on the game with Quarterback Ethan Stovall completing 12 passes for 145 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. Jaicy Griffin conquered five yards on a rush and achieved two receptions for four yards. The Warriors allowed Layton Howard to obtain five receptions for 111 yards and three of the four Tiger touchdowns.
Will Meadows left his mark with a 14-yard TD earning a six-point victory for Mansfield. Tyler Holmes was able to successfully connect with three receptions from Stovall totaling 10 yards. Clay James was able to move the Tigers closer to paydirt with his six-yard reception. And Griffin and Meadows combined for four KO returns making up a total of 69 yards.
Although the outcome wasn’t exactly what the Tigers were hoping for, it’s going to take more than this loss to break the Tigers spirits. With two games left in conference play, the 2-3 Mansfield Tigers will stay home this Friday, November 1st to host the highly anticipated face-off with the 3-2 Cedarville Pirates at 7 p.m. Last season, the Tigers lost against the Pirates 26-20 in an intense and highly emotional game. But this time around, Mansfield has zero intentions of giving Cedarville the opportunity to bask in that glory come Friday night.
