The 7th Grade team lost to Houston 32 to 12. The game was much closer as the score was 12 to 8 Owls going into the 4th quarter. But credit to the Mustangs for making some big plays and getting stops. Our guys battled hard coming up short for the first time this year.
The team now gets a couple of weeks off before coming back to face Arlington in the final regular season game. Then we should move on into the play-offs hoping for a return shot with Houston.
The 7th grade Owls moved to 4-0 on the season with a hard fought 6-0 win over Collierville. The Owls moved crisply down the field on their opening drive which was capped by a 25 yard TD pass from Harris Laughlin to Mac Alexander. It was an awesome play and great effort by Alexander to get in the endzone. After that both teams displayed stingy defenses.
Next week the team travels to Houston for a 5:30 kick-off. Both teams are undefeated.
Our team battled hard against a talented Briarcrest team to capture the win 22-14. MUS offense established the run game early and jumped out to a 14-0 lead. Briarcrest rattled off 2 big plays to tie the game at halftime 14-14. Multiple big plays in the second half contributed to the Owls victory. On fourth down with less than 2 minutes left in the game, Harris Laughlin hit Mac Alexander in the endzone to take the lead 22-14. On the ensuing play, Briarcrest broke loose on a WR screen and was headed into the endzone until Fort Gusmus hawked him down for a game saving tackle on the 10 yard line. A couple plays later, Kristian Rooks sealed the victory by sacking the QB and forcing a fumble that was recovered by the Owls. Coaching staff couldn’t be more proud of the boys resilience and fortitude throughout the game to move to 3-0 on the season.