Sports

By: Kelsey Wheless

 

The Logansport Tigers wrapped up 2nd place in District 3-1A with a 26-8 victory over the Montgomery Tigers Thursday night. The Tiger line, Carlton McCoy, Langston Murray, John Stephenson, Bobby Bounds and Trenton Canton cleared the way for the offense to roll up 390 yards while the defense limited Montgomery to 152 yards. The win gives the Tigers a 6-4 overall record and a 4-1 record in District play. The Tigers came into the game ranked number 8 in the Power Rankings for the Class A playoffs. They will find out Sunday about their Playoff opponents.

By: Charles Chapman

 

The Mansfield Middle School 7th grade football team had a season that gives hope for the future. The team won 3 out of their last 4 games including a dominant performance when teaming with the 8th grade football team against the 8th grade team of Provencal. The team averaged about 30 points a game during this time in only 24 minutes of play (one half of a regulation high school game).

The Logansport Tigers earned their first ever victory of the Block Bears with a 26-0 shutout. The two teams first met in 2013 with Block winning 52-8. In 2014 the Tigers made their first trip to Jonesville to take on the Bears and fell 38-19. 

 

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The Mansfield Wolverines dropped to 0-9 on the season after a 30-6 loss to the Booker T. Washington Lions. Mansfield closes out the regular season against the Loyola Flyers. The Wolverine defense was able to hold the Lions to 183 total yards in the game. Mansfield was done by 4 interceptions and 7 quarterback sacks.

North Desoto traveled to Independence Stadium to take on the Huntington Raiders in a District 1 4-A match up. The Griffins came away with a dominating win by the score of 54-18 to push the record to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in District play. Next up for the Griffins is a huge match up at home with the Minden Crimson Tide. Both teams are 4-1 in Distinct play, one game behind Benton at 5-0.

 

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By: Kelsey Wheless

 

 

Excitement was in the air in Mansfield this past Thursday night at the Wolverines played host to the North Webster Knights. It was Homecoming 2015 against a District 1-3A opponent and it was being televised on national TV on ESPNU. Running Back/Linebacker Devin White of North Webster is one of the top college recruits in the state.

 

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By: Kelsey Wheless

 

 

The Mansfield Wolverines took the Green Oaks Giants to 4 overtimes before falling 30-24. With the loss, the Wolverines fell to 0-7 on the season. The game was the first District 1-3A contest for Mansfield. Next up for the Wolverines in a visit from district co-leader, the North Webster Knights. 

 

 

After their loss to Benton last week, the North DeSoto Griffins fell to Number 8 in the Class 4A State rankings. This week the Griffins played host to the Woodlawn Knight in a District match up. Woodlawn back Trivensky Mosley came in to the game with almost 900 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season. Mosley found the going much tougher against the stout Griffins defense who held him to 12 yards on 11 carries.