Eagle
Jr Midgets Suffer Tough Loss in Season Opener
It
was a mixture of stifling heat and windy conditions as the Arlington Jr Midgets
kicked off against the Springfield Trojans on Sunday.
The kick was returned for a touch down by
Springfield
to give them the early lead. With a
successful extra point kick, worth 2 points in youth football, the score was 8-0
Springfield
.
On
the Eagles’ fourth possession, quarterback Calen Kollars threw a pass to wide
receiver Jack Scott for a seventy yard touch down run, the only one for the
Eagles. After a failed one-point
conversion, the Eagles trailed 22 to 6 at the half.
Running
back Ross Miller was
Arlington
’s leading rusher for the game, accompanied by carries from Jacob Korus and
Jonathan Smailys. On the defensive
side of the ball, tackles by Christopher Gorton and Dylan Riecken put a damper
on the Trojan’s running game. Alec
Stromer sacked the
Springfield
quarterback to shut down a Trojan drive.