A wet, sloppy, low scoring game resulted in a loss for the Cards as they failed to defend their home field against Franklin Central for Southport’s homecoming game Friday night.
Neither team moved the ball very consistently due to the muddy conditions. The Flashes got on the scoreboard first as they blocked a Southport punt and returned it for a touchdown. A bright spot in the game was the Cardinals final drive of regulation as the offense marched down the field in two minutes to tie the game at seven. Southport was then ousted in overtime, with the final score being 14-7. Sophomore Kenneth Hawkins led the way on defense with six solo tackles.
“Obviously it’s a disappointing loss,” said senior linebacker Paul Sommers, “but we learned a lot as a team and look forward to put it to work next wek.”
The Cards will travel to take on conference opponent Lawrence Central next Friday. The Bears will need no extra motivation as look to avenge last season’s loss to Southport.
By Jordan East
SHS News Bureau
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