JV Lions record first loss of season to Jim Ned

By Donnie A. Lucas

The JV Lion football team lost its first game of the season last week in Tuscola, playing to a 34-19 loss to the Jim Ned JV.

The Lions will end the 2020 season on Thursday (today) at home against the Wylie sophomore team starting at 4:00 p.m.

“Jim Ned had a good team,” coach Rod Britting said. “We played them a hard-fought game with four turnovers. Ultimately, we made more mistakes than they did.”

The coach said that the Lions failed to stop the Indians on a couple of key third down situations.

“If we could have gotten them off the field, that would have saved us at least a couple of touchdowns,” Britting said. “The guys played hard, and this was the type of game that only makes you better later on.”

Adam Hill scored on a 14-yard pass from Lute Wheeler in the second quarter. The PAT attempt failed.

Hill scored a second time on a 30-yard aerial from London Fuentes for a score in the third period.

Caden Price also scored on a short run in the fourth quarter, with Fuentes booting the PAT.

The team moved to 6-1 for the season with the loss.