JFL Roundup: Packers blank Woodbury
The Packers got the job done with defense, with Dakota Taylor recording a pair of interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Packers posted a touchdown in the second to take a 6-0 halftime lead, then scored eight points in each of the final two quarters.
Bradley Steg passed for a pair of extra points, conecting with Logan Seamons and Taylor.
The Packers coaching staff credited Seamons, Steg, Taylor, Cody Blaylock and the entire offensive line with helping propel the team to its first win of the season.
Defensive standouts included Cody Robertson, Taylor, Benji Grissom, Xavier Bonner and Jacob Lee.
Steelers, Titans win big
The Steelers and the Titans came away with big wins Saturday in 7- and 8-year-old play in the Warren County Junior Football League.
Led by quarterback Austin Wright, the Titans gave up an early touchdown, but rallied by the end of the first quarter and kept momentum on their way to a 26-6 victory over the Dolphins.
Dylan Barnes scored for the Dolphins on a 48-yard quarterback keeper, giving his team a 6-0 lead, but Titans tailback Jake Newby ran 72 yards to tie the game for the Titans, and Wright went in for the point-after. The Titans posted 13 more points in the second quarter, all of which came from Wright, who returned an interception 40-yards and ran for his own PAT to make it a 14-6 game. Wright ran another QB keeper, this time for 42 yards, to give the Titans a 20-6 halftime advantage.
Wright had one more big play in store for the Dolphins. After a punt pinned the Titans back on their own 4-yards line, the QB called his own number once again, running 96 yards for the game’s final score.
Defensively, David Lee led the way for the Titans with seven tackles and a fumble recovery, while Cory Cantrell had four stops and also recovered a loose ball.
Ethan Turner had five tackles, while Logan Wanamaker had three and Newby recorded two.
• Alex Hillis posted three touchdowns for the Steelers, as they took a 24-0 victory.
Cameron Lusk got things going in the first quarter, running for a 60-yard touchdown to put his team on top for good.
Hillis turned in a 60-yard run in the second quarter to give the Steelers a 12-0 halftime lead, then went in from 20 yards out in the fourth quarter. Late in the game, Collin Hutchinson completed a halfback pass to Hillis, who went in from 40 yards out for the game’s final score.
Defensively, Jacque Elam had six tackles for a loss, while Justin Crittenden recovered a fumble.
Flag football kicks off season
The Titans picked up one win, and came up just short of another, as play began Saturday in the 5- and 6-year-old flag football division of the Warren County Junior Football League.
Led by Collin Smedley and Jaylen Johnson, the Titans downed the Packers 26-13, then fell to the Steelers 20-18 in a hard-fought contest.
Smedley put the Titans ahead against the Packers, scoring a first-half touchdown which was answered when Chase Frye found the end zone for the Packers.
Jordan Tidwell came through with a TD to give the Titans a 13-7 lead by the end of the first half, and Johnson scored in the second period to expand his team’s lead.
Frye put up his second touchdown of the day, but Johnson scored again for the Titans to provide the final margin of victory.
The Steelers took an early lead in their battle with the Titans, and held a 14-12 edge after the first quarter thanks to two Trace Taylor touchdowns. Smedley and Johnson each scored in the period for the Titans.
The second and final period was just as hard-fought, with Smedley and Taylor scoring for their respective teams as the Steelers pulled out the victory.