by Ryan Nixon
Smith County at York – Friday, September 20, 2019
The Owls moved to 1-1 in their region (3-1 overall) on Friday night when they traveled to York to take on the Dragons. A scoreless first half turned into an exciting, high-scoring second half, when the Owls finally caught their groove.
Neither team was able to get much going on offense in the first half, with neither team finding the scoreboard.
The Owls were able to strike quick in the third quarter, scoring a 94 yard touchdown on a pass from Cameron Spivey to Eli Martin to make the score 7-0.
York answered back with a score of their own but missed the extra point, causing the Owls to still lead 7-6.
In the fourth quarter, the Owls found the end zone again thanks to getting the ball from a D.J. Burk fumble recovery around the 25 yard line. Spivey was able to connect with Martin for their second touchdown of the game to give the Owls a 14-6 lead.
Smith County forced a fumble, which Burk recovered for his second fumble recovery of the night, on York’s next drive, and the Owls found the end zone a couple plays later off of a John Ross Hord touchdown rush to give the Owls a 20-6 lead.
York struck back on the next play, returning the kickoff for a touchdown. Smith County was able to stop the 2 point conversion attempt, to make the score 20-12.
Smith County answered with a kickoff return for a touchdown of their own as Zeke Dillon made an 85 yard return to put the Owls up 27-12 midway through the fourth quarter.
The Owls found the end zone off a short quarterback run by Spivey to take a 34-12 lead. This wrapped up the scoring, but the Owls were able to force another fumble on the last play of the game, which was recovered by Burk for his third fumble recovery of the game.
What’s next for the Owls?
Smith County will look to keep this momentum going next week as they take on Livingston for the Owls’ homecoming game.
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