Tucker County Fall Senior Athletes and Band members were recognized last Friday before the game.
PARSONS – The Mt. Lions hosted Southern Garrett MD last Friday October 17th. The visiting Rams tied the game in the third quarter, but Tucker County scored 3 touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pick up the victory on senior night 35-14.
Neither team could get the offense on track in the muddy conditions and the first quarter ended with the score 0-0. The Mt. Lions scored first with a 4 yard touchdown pass from Daniel Kisamore to Michael Callaway with 9:40 left in the second quarter. The extra point kick was good by Callaway to make the score 7-0 Tucker County. Southern then got their offense moving after a successful fake punt. Then with 3 minutes left in the first half the Rams scored on a 6 yard run, but the 2 point conversion failed to put the score to 7-6 Mt. Lions. Tucker County then would pull out a trick play of their own as Callaway took the handoff and tossed a pass to Logan Fridley for a 30 yard gain that would bring the ball down to the Southern 5 yard line. Three plays later Callaway scored on a 3 yard touchdown reception with 27 seconds left in the half. The extra point kick was good to give the Mt. Lions a 14-6 lead at halftime.
The first two possessions of the third quarter showed no promise on offense for either team. Then Tucker County turned the ball over on a Kisamore interception pass to give the Rams good field position at the Mt. Lions 47 yard line. Southern then took advantage 3 plays later on a 28 yard touchdown run and the PAT was good to tie the score at 14 with 3:14 left in the third quarter. The offense for Tucker County then put together a 79 yard drive that was capped off by a 26 yard screen pass to Callaway for the touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter. The extra point kick was good to put the Mt. Lions in front 21-14. The next possession for Southern turned to disaster as Tucker County’s Marshall Whisner got to the quarterback on the pass rush and hit his arm as he threw the ball and Issac Cole intercepted the pass for the Mt. Lions at the Southern 18 yard line. On the very next play Kisamore connected with Fridley on an 18 yard touchdown pass with 10 minutes left in the game. The extra point was good to increase the Mt. Lions lead to 28-14.
The next drive for Southern would stall at midfield and the Tucker County offense went to work again. This time the Mt. Lions marched down the field on an 8 play 50 yard drive that was capped off by a Kisamore pass to Will Callaway from 5 yards out to bring the score to 35-14 Tucker County with 3 minutes left in the contest. The Rams were unable to move the ball and the game ended with the final score Tucker County 35 Southern 14.
Tucker County’s quarterback Daniel Kisamore ended the night with 114 yards rushing on 19 carries and also went 8 of 12 passing for 104 yards. Michael Callaway added 15 carries for 77 yards rushing and 6 receptions for 69 yards receiving. Logan Fridley also had a good night with 3 receptions for 65 yards.
Seniors honored before the game were as follows: Football Players – Marshall Whisner, Michael Callaway, Issac Cole, Logan Fridley; Support Staff – Olivia Miller, Aiyana Kachmarek, Josie Mullenax; Cheerleaders – Kelsey Kyle, Morgan Moss, Summer Snyder; Cross Country – Madison Mullenax; Golf – Wesley Knotts
Tucker County(3-4) will travel to Pendleton County this Friday October 24th. Listen to the game broadcast on 94.7fm WELK or online at www.947welk.com. Pregame will start at 7pm and kickoff is set for 7:30pm. For more Tucker County Sports info visit TuckerCountySports.Com
