Awesome recap, thanks so much. I really enjoy this hometown connection and appreciate all your efforts. Jennifer Pierce On Aug 31, 2013 10:28 AM, "W. Keith Currie" <wkcurrie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > 8/30/13 TIGERS 28 Mountain View Liberty 60 > > A hot, muggy, mosquito-infested night at Hopke Field as two of the best > teams in Missouri Class 2 met to open the 2013 season. An evenly matched > 1st half turned into a route in the 2nd half, as the Tigers simply could > not stop the Eagles air-assault. > > The Tigers, wearing their red over red unis would receive to opening kick > from the all-white clad Eagles. The Tigers started from their own 37. Tiger > senior Darrell Monroe would get the first carry of the season, and ran for > 6 yards. Monroe carried for 2 on 2nd down. On third and 3, Tiger senior QB > Tyler Grissom moved the chains with a 5 yard run. Monroe then carried for > 6. Sophomore Rodrick Jones then ran for 6, down to the Liberty 38. Grissom > carried for 1 yard. On 2nd and 9, the Tigers would fumble, giving the ball > to the Eagles on the Liberty 35. The Eagles would quickly go 3 and punt, > with an incomplete pass and 2 Bryan Porter carries netted 1 yard. Following > the punt, the Tigers took over on their own 20. A Tiger penalty moved the > ball back to the 15. > > As Tiger fans have become accustomed to in recent years, it didn't take > the Tigers long to cover the 85 yards. Monroe carried for 31, followed by a > 34 yard run by Jones. Jones then carried for 3. Monroe would then score > from the 17. The PAT failed. TIGERS 6 Liberty 0 > > Liberty would start their next drive from their own 34, but on 1st down > the Tigers forced a fumble and recovered at the Liberty 37. > > Monroe carried for 2, and Grissom then ran for 2. Rod Jones had another > great carry for a 29 yard gain. Grissom then ran for 2 to the Liberty 2, > but yet another Tiger penalty would move the ball back to the 7. Grissom > carried twice for a net gain of 1 setting up a 4th and goal from the 6. > Grissom's pass was deflected by an Eagle defender right into the waiting > arms of Tiger Senior, Colt Callens. Touchdown Tigers. The 2 point play > failed, but the Tigers led, 12-0. > > The score seemed to light a fire under the Liberty offense, who would take > over from their own 35. Liberty senior QB Jaelon Acklin carried for 25. > Then he carried for 8 more. Junior Bryan Porter then ran for 13. Acklin was > stopped for no gain. Porter carried for 4. Then, something happened that > would happen many times again…Acklin found senior James Denton with a 19 > yard TD pass. The PAT failed, but Liberty was on the board, 12-6. > > The next Tiger drive started from the Tigers' 47 (as almost all night, > Liberty chose not to kick the ball deep). The Tigers moved the ball well, > with the drive basically being stopped by another Tiger penalty. Monroe was > stopped for a loss of 2 on 1st down. Grissom hit junior Jeremy Grant with a > 13 yard pass, and then found junior Hunter Trevathan with a 6 yard pass. > Grissom then carried for 4 yards and a 1st down. An incomplete pass on 1st > down, and then Monroe carried for 7 yards, setting up a 3rd and 3. A Tiger > receiver moved, and instead of 3rd and 3 it was now 3rd and 8. Grissom > threw an incomplete pass on 3rd down, and then on 4th down hit Tiger senior > Abdule Johnson with a 7 yard pass…one yard shy of the 1st. > > It sure didn't take Liberty long to cover the 80 yards. An offsides > penalty gave the Eagles 5. Then Acklin passed to Denton for 59 yards. > Porter ran for 9. Then Acklin to Denton again for the 7 yard TD. Denton > added the PAT giving the Eagles the lead, 12-13. > > After another short kick, the Tigers took over from midfield. Monroe ran > for 8, and then for 1. Jones gained just enough to give the Tigers a 1st > down. But the Tiger drive would quickly stall after an incomplete pass, a 1 > yard Colt Callens run, and a 1 yard Callens reception. The Tigers punted, > with Denton receiving the punt at his own 5 yardline. It REALLY didn't take > the Eagles long to score from their, as Acklin weaved and bobbed his way > through the Tiger punt coverage team for an amazing 95 yard punt return. > Denton added the PAT, increasing the Eagle lead to 12-20. > > The Tigers began from their own 35, but moved backward after a loss of 2 > by Grissom and another Tiger penalty. On 3rd and 20, Grissom hit Monroe > with a perfect strike between 2 defenders, and Monroe raced into the > endzone for a 65 yard score. Tiger senior Jamal Johnson, added the 2 point > run, and the Tigers knotted the scored at 20-20. > > The Eagles would immediately untie that knot, when Acklin hit Denton with, > ironically, a 65 yard TD pass. Denton was not too out of breath, and added > the PAT, giving the Eagles a 20-27 lead. > > The Tigers quickly went 3 and punt, and the Eagles would drive the ball > deep…very deep into Tiger territory. But facing a 1st and goal from the 6, > the Tiger defense held, stopping the Eagles at the 3 on 4th down. > > Monroe carried for 13, Jamal Johnson carried for 12, and then half came to > an end. > > The 3rd quarter would see the Tigers get a taste of the medicine that they > have been dishing out to others in recent years, as the Eagles would score > 3 times before the quarter was halfway over. Acklin to Denton for 45 yards. > Denton added the PAT. 20-34 Tigers go 3 and punt, with the punt being > blocked. Acklin to Denton for 28 yards. PAT failed. 20-40 Then the Eagles > shook things up a bit when Acklin flipped the ball to Denton, who threw a > 32 yard TD pass to junior Jansen Acklin. The 2point run was stuffed by the > Tigers, but Liberty was now in complete control, leading 20-46. > > Tiger Pride showed up, as the Tigers quickly moved the ball downfield on > their next possession. Grissom for 9. Monroe for 24. Jones for 32. Then, > Jamal Johnson would take it in on a 7 yard TD run. Monroe added the 2 point > run, cutting into the Eagles lead, 28-46. Unfortunately for Tiger fans, > that would be the last score of the night for the Tigers. > > The Eagles added scores in the 4th quarter when Acklin broke loose for a > 60 yard run. Denton added the PAT. 28-53 > > Following several nice Porter runs, Acklin would race into the endzone one > last time, from 8 yards out. Denton added the PAT, making the score 28-60, > which is where it would remain until the clock expired. > > SCORING SUMMARY > > 1st Quarter: > > 5:35 TIGERS: Darrell Monroe 17 yard run > PAT fails > TIGERS 6 Eagles 0 > > 1:42 TIGERS: Tyler Grissom 6 yard pass to Colt Callens > 2point fails > TIGERS 12 Eagles 0 > > > 2nd Quarter: > > 11:54 Eagles: Jaelon Acklin 19 yard pass to James Denton > PAT fails > TIGERS 12 Eagles 6 > > 8:09 Eagles: Acklin 7 yard pass to Denton > Denton PAT > TIGERS 12 Eagles 13 > > 5:19 Eagles: Acklin 95 yard punt return > Denton PAT > TIGERS 12 Eagles 20 > > 3:18 TIGERS: Grissom 65 yard pass to Monroe > Jamal Johnson run > TIGERS 20 Eagles 20 > > 3:07 Eagles: Acklin 65 yard pass to Denton > Denton PAT > TIGERS 20 Eagles 27 > > > 3rd Quarter: > > 10:21 Eagles: Acklin 45 yard pass to Denton > Denton PAT > > 7:58 Eagles: Acklin 28 yard pass to Denton > PAT fails > > 6:02 Eagles: Denton 32 yard pass to Jansen Acklin > 2 point fails > > 4:14 TIGERS: Jamal Johnson 7 yard run > Monroe run > > 4th Quarter: > > 9:41 Eagles: Acklin 60 yard run > Denton PAT > > 5:53 Eagles: Acklin 8 yard run > Denton PAT > > FINAL SCORE: TIGERS 28 Eagles 60 > > Some final thoughts on tonight's game: > > In no particular order…James Denton, Jaelon Acklin and Darrell Monroe are > three of the top players in the state of Missouri…regardless of class. Each > is physical, speedy, quick, and athletic. It was a pleasure to get to see > them all shine tonight…although personally I would have preferred a little > less shining from the Liberty guys! ;-) I talked to both Acklin and Dento > after the game, and in addition to being great players, they seemed to be > genuinely nice young men. Acklin and I promised to follow each other on > Twitter! > > I am proud of my Tigers. The first half was about as evenly matched as it > could have been. In the 2nd half when the Eagles started pulling away, the > Tigers could have quit, but they didn't…they kept fighting until the end. > Great effort fellas…you played a great game against an amazingly talented > Class 2 team. > > That being said, there is still much work and improvement that needs to be > done…in every aspect of the game…offense, defense, and special teams. I am > more than confident that my Tigers will do the work and will show > improvement throughout the season, much as they did last year. This game is > over….learn from what you did right and learn from your mistakes. 2013 can > be another banner year for the Tigers, so long as we continue to improve > from week to week. > > The 0-1 Tigers will travel to Malden to take on the 1-0 Greenwave next > Friday night. I hope to see a bunch of red and white wearing Tiger fans > there next week! > > GO TIGERS GO!!! Once a Tiger…always a Tiger!!! > > Here are some "unofficial" stats from a few of those great athletes: > > Caruthersville: > > Monroe: 19 carries for 142 yards and a TD; 2 catches for 65 yards and a TD > Rod Jones: 8 carries for 103 yards > > Liberty: > > Acklin: 13 for 18, 281 yards and 5 TDs; 8 carries for 112 yards and 2 TDs; > and a 95 yard punt return for TD > Denton: 8 catches for 234 yards and 5 TDs; 1 for 1 passing for 33 yards > and a TD > Porter: 20 carries for 104 yards > > Sent from my iPadCHS-L mailing list for friends and grads of > Caruthersville Schools > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send E-mail to j.y.miller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >