Pictured is Emily Hensley and Drake the Dragon (Savannah Jorgenson)
On Friday, August 30, the Mountainburg Dragons flew into the Lavaca Golden Arrows football stadium ready to set the field on fire. And boy did they. With a final score of 35-0 Mountainburg, the Dragons weren’t going to let the Arrows get the upper hand on their home field advantage.
After the success of the first game in the 2019 football season, the Dragons are sitting at the top of the 2A-4 conference. Helping to achieve Mountainburg victory through their contributions to the season opener, was junior Ethan Gregory who obtained 21 passing yards, 57 rushing yards on five carries and two touchdowns. Senior Ethan Jones had 43 rushing yards on 4 carries and a punt return for 51 yards.
Senior Dylan Coughran netted 46 rushing yards on 4 carries, one touchdown, a kick return for 20 yards, while also tacking on one extra-point kick and a two-point conversion. Senior Malachi West dominated 10 carries totaling 111 rushing yards. And senior Damien Kissler caught a pass totaling 21 yards.
The Dragons defense were the behemoths of the field. Every time the Golden Arrows took aim toward the endzone, Mountainburg stood firm stopping Lavaca from putting points on the board. Junior Jack Norgaar acquired four solo tackles and three assisted tackles. And juniors Kade Spradlin and Austin Byron and sophomores Noah Johnson and Gus Newton each landed three solo tackles. The Dragon defense grossed 58 total tackles.
At the end of the day, Mountainburg reaped impressive paydirt and plan to continue flying higher. The Dragons will carry on to their next road stop at Cedarville as they look to set fire to their rivals Pirate ship on September 6 at 7 p.m.
Thank you to Belinda Merritt, Misty Christian, and Debbie Atwell for their wonderful photo contributions!
