By BRIDGETTE NORRIS
Playing for the District Champion title, the flag football team defeated Jones 65-6.
Starting the game with a touchdown, sophomore Cassandra Ketchum caught the ball from senior quarterback Bailey Florin. Junior Sabdie Alvarado scored the extra point. Quickly after, freshman Emily Colvin scored the second touchdown. In an attempt to score the extra point, Florin passed to sophomore Megan Gibson but it was incomplete.
Even with flag pulls from freshman Amanda Oliver and senior Alexis Washington, Jones was still able to score a touchdown, ending the first quarter 13-6.
For the first down in the second quarter, Florin passed the ball to Colvin. Continuing traveling down the field, Florin passed to Ketchum for the second down. On the next play, Florin ran the ball and scored the touchdown. Alvarado scored the extra point, making the score 20-6.
Florin had two interceptions in this quarter. On the first one, she passed to Alvarado who scored a touchdown but did not score the extra point, 26-6. On the second, she passed to Ketchum who scored a touchdown and the extra point, 33-6.
Colvin, Gibson and senior Tykenia Chanthavong scored touchdowns, making the score 46-6. Colvin’s and Chanthavong’s touchdowns received the extra point.
Starting the third quarter, Chanthavong had a flag pull. Even though the girls had pass completions, the Tigers held the the girls throughout the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, freshman Caitlyn Yockey and Chanthavong scored touchdowns. Ketchum had an interception and senior Whitney Williams had a flag pull.
The team is now District Champions and will host the Regional game against Seabreeze at 4 p.m.
