Hinds
spoils Tiger home opener in overtime
By
Bruce Jacobs, Staff Writer
Published 8/31/09
On
a fair night at Northeast’s Keenum Stadium, the Tigers took
on the Hinds Eagles in the season opener and despite a good effort
came up short, falling 16-7 in overtime.
Starting the
game on defense the Tigers denied all of the Eagles’ attempts
to get down the field. Sophomore Bernard Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) continued
to put pressure on the Hinds offense leading to a multitude of punts
from the Eagles.
On the other
side of the ball for the Tigers, the game started slow with minor
penalties.
Wide out Chris Smith (Birmingham, Ala.) stepped up and made a 10-yard
catch from quarterback Clint Wilson (Olive Branch), who was 28-of-45
for 220 yards on the night.
Tiger running back Jeremy Cannon (New Albany) rushed for 131 yards
on 18 snaps.
Northeast only score of the night came when Eric Knowlton (Horn
Lake) hauled in a 20-yard pass from Wilson early in the third quarter
tying the game at 7-all.
Having to punt the ball multiple times, Tyler Turner (Horn Lake)
had an opportunity to sway the game for the Tigers unfortunately
the sophomore’s potential game-winning 18-yard field goal
was blocked with under 20 seconds to play.
Northeast will
next take on Pearl River September 3 at 6:30p.m. in Poplarville.
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