4th Grade White Looks Good in Scrimmage
Against Pocola and Panama…
Richie Taylor’s 4th Grade White Squad played Saturday, August 23rd in another rainy event, this time in Pocola, OK. The unusual August weather continues to give us an October football feeling. Greenwood fans enjoyed the cool weather from under their umbrellas, protecting them from off and on light rain.
The 4th Grade White came out firing against Pocola in the 10:00 am scrimmage, playing under practice like conditions and rules. Each team received the ball on the opponents 40, then played regular rules, (with a bit of slack for false starts, etc…).
Greenwood took the first possession and quickly crossed the goal line on a four play drive, highlighted by a 32 yard dash for a TD by running back Payton Taylor. Pocola took over on the 4o and tried to answer. Greenwood’s defense slipped momentarily and left Pocola’s running back sprinting for the endzone. After a 35 yard chase, Pocola’s ball carrier was caught from behind by Haley Rice who helped make the tackle, and recovered the ensuing fumble on the 2 yard line to save a touchdown.
Greenwood’s defense would not fail again. Pocola did not threaten for the rest of the game, constantly swarmed by a motivated Greenwood D. Through the two 15 minute halves, Pocola only made 2 first downs, and never again crossed the 25 yard line. Greenwood shut out Pocola, and took the victory by two scores.
Panama promptly took the field after a 20 minute break between games for the 4th Grade White Squad. Greenwood seemed like they were just warming up when their second straight game started. Quarterback Michael Panis lead the team on the field to start right where they left off. The Pittbulls overpowered Panama throughout the scrimmage, but two costly fumbles gave the game away.
Player that caught our eye: Payton Taylor. This kid needs a nickname… like “Night Train.” He was unstoppable. Taylor had two touchdown runs of 32 yards and 35 yards, breaking tackles on each, then sprinting for daylight. He refused to be tackled, and couldn’t be caught once free.
News and Notes: Check back here for game stories on 3rd Grade White and 5th Grade Blue, coming soon. New pictures are viewable for all teams that played Saturday in Pocola and Panama.
