The Oglesby Tiger JV White football team played in the Fort Worth THESA against the Riders in Covington on Thursday, Sept. 5.
The JV White Tigers played a hard-fought game, holding the lead throughout the game, before falling in the end to the Riders 25-19.
Offensively for the Tigers, Treyton Linder was the leading rusher for the night with nine carries for 91 yards and one point-after-touchdown (PAT). Abram Shaw had seven carries for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Shaw’s longest was a 29-yard run to paydirt. Tucker Melton had two carries for 10 yards and was two for five passing to Javon Howard, including a 60-yard touchdown pass, and a 16-yard reception. Howard finished with two catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively for the Tigers, Gunner Riley had one solo tackle and seven assists for a total of eight tackles. Shaw had three solo tackles and five assists for eight tackles. Howard had two solos and three assists for five tackles. Rolondo Gonzales had one solo and six assists for seven tackles. Aiden Aviles had two solos and one assist for three tackles. Linder had one solo, one assist, two tackles, and one fumble recovery. Jacob Taylor had two assists. Howard and Riley had two sacks for one loss.
Other Tigers seeing action were Landry Riley, Josue Rodriquez, and Sam Ortiz. The JV Tiger White Team traveled to Gholson, Thursday, Sept. 12, for a 6 p.m. contest. Results will be featured in the Saturday, Sept. 21 edition of The Gatesville Messenger.