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Cardinals ‘sloppy’ in 40-14 loss By BARRY BURLESON
Editor Penalties plagued Potts Camp Thursday night. The Cardinals were flagged 19 times at Tupelo Christian and lost 40-14. “We
were sloppy to say the least,” said coach Shane Stone, who saw his
squad’s record go to 3-2. “It’s a lot my fault. I take responsibility.
We will go to work on correcting our mistakes.” The Eagles, flagged just three times in the game, built a 20-0 halftime advantage. Ron
Lavigne scored on a 16-yard run, and Will Cockrell threw touchdown
strikes of 41 and 30 yards to Clint McGraw and Dallas Finley,
respectively. Connor Chrisman converted one extra point kick. Tupelo
Christian upped the lead to 28-0 in the third. Lavigne ran 10 yards for
six points, and then Cockrell tossed to Kevin Gray for the two. The
Cardinals got on the scoreboard in the third – thanks to Jamarcus
Foster’s 49-yard burst to the end zone. A try-for-two failed. The Eagles responded with a 21-yard touchdown toss from Cockrell to Jagger Livingston. Potts Camp blocked the extra-point try. The two teams got a touchdown apiece in the final quarter. Javeon Allen scored on a 2-yard run for the Cardinals. Brantley Harris passed to Randy Love for the two-point conversion. Tupelo Christian added a touchdown on Lavigne’s 3-yard carry. Chrisman made the kick. Stone said his team lacked fire for this road trip. “Our
game the week before (versus county rival H.W. Byers) was so
emotional,” Coach Stone said. “We came out flat at Tupelo Christian. We
have to learn to come out and play hard every game.” This
Thursday night, Oct. 7, the Cardinals, whose home field is not ready
for this season, will play a “home game” versus Houlka at Byhalia. “We
appreciate Byhalia working with us and allowing us to use their
facility,” Stone said. “Coach Washington (at Byhalia) has been very
supportive and helpful. He wants to do anything he can to help football
in Marshall County.” The junior high Cardinals
will play the Byhalia junior high Indians at 5:30 p.m. The Potts
Camp-Houlka contest will follow at about 7 p.m.
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