The Trimble
County Middle School Football Raiders traveled out of state for their first
game of the season against the Switzerland County Middle School Pacers. The Raiders
shutout the Pacers 46-0 in Switzerland County’s first ever Middle School
football game.
In first quarter action, Raiders player,
#45 Nick McCutchen, caught a pass from #3 Cole Wright to score the first
touchdown of the game. #3 Wright connected with #22 Stevie Swanger on a short
pass for the conversion to give the Raiders an early lead of 8-0. Near the end
of the first quarter, #31 Reese Poe ran for his first touchdown of the day
while McCutchen scored the two extra points on the conversion making the score
16-0. It was Poe again in the second quarter for a touchdown and Swanger for
the 2-point conversion to take the Raiders into half time with a score of 24-0.
In the Raiders first possession of the
second half, Swanger scored a touchdown, but the two-point conversion was no
good. Nevertheless, just a few plays later, McCutchen sacked the Pacer’s Quarterback
in the end zone for a safety giving the Raiders the two points they missed on
the conversion earlier. With 3:12 left on the clock in the third quarter, #24
Joe Pollock scampered his way into the end zone to score a touchdown and the
2-point conversion. Toward the middle of the fourth quarter, #9 David Duncan scored
the final touchdown of the day for the Raiders, but was not able to convert for
extra points. After the game, a couple of eighth graders emptied the water
cooler on Head Coach Mike Isley to congratulate him for the win in his coaching
debut.
For the TCMS Raiders, this is was their
2013 season opener on a nine game season that stretches through the beginning
of October. Their next game is Tuesday, August 20 against Walton-Verona. Their
first home game is scheduled against Carroll County on August 29 behind the
Trimble County High School at 6:00 PM.
Pictured above is Joe Pollock running for a touchdown in the 3rd Quarter.
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