Eagles defeat Mexico in impressive show by defense

The Eagles swiftly defeated the Mexico Bulldogs on the road and at home last week in an impressive show by the defense.

Jace Wren breaks through Mexico defense

JV at Mexico

The JV game on Monday, Sep. 2nd got off to a slow start but quickly picked up pace near the half.

Cheerleaders Tatyana Hill and Henry Honeycutt keep the crowd hype

Defense shutout Mexico in the first half of the game and several plays by the offense put the Eagles in an advantageous position. The offensive line pushed Ryder Salter through the endzone to make a touchdown with six minutes left in first half.

Kellen Drummond caught a touchdown pass with one second left in the second quarter, bringing the score to 18-0 heading into halftime.

#50 Sophomore Charlie McGannon of the offensive line protects his runner

Eagles defense continued to put pressure on the Bulldogs’ offense and a one-handed catch in the end zone by Gavin Koch brought the score to 24-0 late in the third quarter.

Junior Gavin Koch makes a one-handed catch in the endzone

The Bulldogs finally scored with six minutes left in third quarter, bringing the score to 24-8. Elliot Quinn ran in a touchdown, and the team followed up with a successful two-point conversion by Andrew Pasley, bringing the score to 32-8 with two minutes left in the third quarter.

Freshman Andrew Pasley pushes through Mexico defense

Mexico managed one more touchdown with one minute left in the third quarter, but the Eagles answered with a final touchdown by Denton Eddy in the fourth quarter, bringing the final score to 38-14.

#23 Walker Crane finds a hole through Bulldog defense

JV faced Blair Oaks on Monday, Sep. 9th. Results not available by press time.

Varsity hosts Mexico

QB Mason Shearer

The Varsity Eagles SHUTOUT Mexico at home on Friday, Sep. 6th.

The game began with a back-and-forth possession and a failure of either team to score at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles woke up right before the half, scoring a touchdown with three seconds left in the second quarter, bringing the score to 7-0 at halftime.

Sophia Bushnell (Alto Saxophone) and Emma Bolton (Bass Clarinet)

Victoria Langley (Percussion)

Selindina Thach (Color Guard)

Logan Easter (Snare Drum), Nathan Banks (Snare Drum), Emma Bolton (Bass Clarinet)

Kinder Gaddy (Color Guard)

The varsity found their rhythm heading into the third quarter as Jayce Troth intercepted a Bulldog’s pass and QB Mason Shearer running in a touchdown with five minutes left in the third quarter, bringing the score to 14-0.

Jayce Troth gains a few yards after intercepting a Bulldog pass

Shearer scores right before the half

Defense put pressure on Mexico and a Bulldogs fumble was recovered by Jace Wren with two minutes left in the third.

Mexico QB fumbles after being sacked by #55 Hayden Endsley and #13 Braidan Jackson

Travers Hunolt score again for the Eagles as he ran in a touchdown with 50 seconds left in the game, bringing the score to 21-0. Eagles defense refused to quit and again forced Mexico to fumble with 40 seconds left in the game, resulting in Eagles possession and a final score of 21-0.