5-6 year-olds: Titans top Panthers 19-13 in flag league

Jaylen Johnson and Chase Frye have been the driving forces behind their teams’ offenses so far in the 5- and 6-year-old Junior Football League, and Saturday, when their squads went head-to-head, was no exception.

Johnson scored three touchdowns to lead his Titans to a 19-13 victory over the Packers, which got a pair of TD runs form Frye.

Johnson struck for the game’s first score, going 40 yards for a first-half TD. The extra point failed, however, and Frye answered for the Packers with a touchdown run of his own. Christian Wilkinson went in for the PAT, giving the Packers a 7-0 lead.

But the Titans retook the lead late in the half, with Johnson running for a touchdown and Collin Smedley adding the extra point for a 13-7 halftime advantage.

Frye scored for the Packers early in the second half, but the extra point failed, leaving the teams tied at 13-13.

Late in the game, Johnson added his third and final touchdown, giving the Titans the 19-13 victory.