Tigers Fight Hard Against St. Anne’s Belfield School

Ben Paris

The Tigers opened their season today against Saint Anne’s Belfield Shcool with a hard fought 32-27 loss.  STAB started off with a quick score only to be countered by Connor Rogers’ 59 yard touchdown reception from Darrell Smith.  STAB answered with a long run, but again the Tigers answered when Darrell Smith hitting Connor Rogers on a 20 yard touchdown.  The second quarter was controlled by STAB scoring two more touchdowns to go up 26-14 at halftime.

In the 3rd quarter, both teams were held scoreless, then the Tigers cut the lead to 6 on a Riggs Jordan 11 yard touchdown reception.  STAB answered with a long run, but the Tigers continued to fight.  Naheed John caught a 76 yard touchdown pass from Darrell Smith to cut the lead to 5.  The Tigers failed to recover the ensuing onside kick to extend their chances of having a come from behind win.

Darrell Smith led the team offensively with 256 yards passing and 4 touchdown’s on the day.  Darrell also had 74 yards rushing.  Riggs Jordan registered 9 tackles for the game.

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