Smith County Owls Football lose region game to York

September 14, 2018

The Smith County Owls dropped their third game in a row on Friday night, losing 38-12 to the York Dragons to put the Owls at 1-3 on the season and 0-2 in the region.

The Owls fell to an early deficit against York, and was never able to gain any momentum to mount a comeback after going down 14-0 in the first quarter. The Dragons scored again in the second quarter to extend the lead to 21-0 before the Owls were able to get their first touchdown of the game to narrow the gap to 21-6 going into halftime.

The Owls were able to strike first after halftime to bring the score to 21-12, but York was able to score 17 unanswered points to ruin the Owls comeback and extend their losing streak to three.

What’s Next?

The Owls will make their first road trip of the season next week, traveling to play Livingston Academy in a non-region game.