Batesville Tigers
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Jordan Strong scored the only touchdown for the Batesville Tigers in the 9 and 10-year-old Super Bowl game Saturday. He scored on an 80 yard run with 1:58 left in the first quarter to tie the game at six. Oxford won 18-6. The Panolian photo by Angie Ledbetter
By Angie Ledbetter
The Batesville 9 & 10 year old Tigers football team fell to Oxford 18-6 in the Superbowl that was played Saturday at Vaught Hemingway stadium.
The Tigers kicked off to Oxford to start the game and they drove the ball down to score on a two yard run with 3:03 on the clock in the first quarter but the PAT attempt failed.
The Tigers answered with a touchdown when Jordan Strong scored on an 80 yard run with 1:58 on the clock and the PAT attempt failed tieing the game at six.
Oxford fumbled on the next drive and Tiger’s Darrell Crowder recovered at the 50.
With 6:40 in the second quarter, Oxford scored on a two yard run but the two point conversion failed putting them up 12-6.
The Tigers were driving and attempted a pass that was intercepted on the Tiger 45 with 39.9 seconds left in the third quarter. Oxford scored a few seconds into the third quarter and the two point conversion run failed to give them an 18-6 lead and a win.
