Richland Springs 56 May 8
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November 25, 2006
The playoffs are bittersweet. One team wins won team loses. Hey, that's football right? One team goes on the other team goes home. That is the way it is. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat can be felt after every playoff game. The facts of the matter does not stop the sting of the defeat.
May was eliminated from the playoffs last night by Richland Springs. That was not a real surprise. It was extremely disappointing to the May Tigers. This game was the first time that Coach Steele's May Tigers have walked off the field this season with the bad taste of a defeat in their mouths. The hurt is the worst for the seniors that are dealing with the fact their high school career is over.
This game began with the Tigers having high expectations of beating the powerhouse Richland Springs Coyotes. That is a task that no one has completed this season. Things looked promising as the Tigers won the coin toss and received the opening kick off. Seven plays into the game the young men from May scored on a 36 yard pass play. With the PAT, May led 8-0 as the clock showed 6:52 left in the first quarter. The 60 yards that May covered on the first drive were yards to savor as they would only gain an additional 70 yards or so the rest of the evening.
The clock managed to only run down to the 6:05 mark still in the 1st quarter before the Coyotes of Richland Springsanswered and after the PAT the score was tied 8-8. The first quarter came to an end with the Coyotes leading 22-8. By the half, Richland Springs had scored another 22 points and enjoyed a 44-8 lead.
Two scores in the third quarter and Richland Springs ended this game by the mercy rule 56-8. Coach Burkhart said of his Coyotes, “They played awesome”.
Next Friday night at 7:30 The Richland Springs team will face Calvert at Gatesville for a quarterfinals match up.
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