Paris hangs with state-ranked Braymer, falls 52-44
Paris (with Madison) held Braymer (with Breckenridge) to 52 points on Friday for its Senior Night game.
That is less than the sixth-ranked …
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Paris hangs with state-ranked Braymer, falls 52-44
Paris (with Madison) held Braymer (with Breckenridge) to 52 points on Friday for its Senior Night game.
That is less than the sixth-ranked Bobcats, who typically average around 80 points and 500 yards, to 371 yards of total offense in a 52-44 loss. The Coyotes (2-5) had two fourth-down-and-goal opportunities at the three-yard line but couldn’t punch either in.
Head coach Cody Carney said Paris’ overall performance was good considering who Braymer (7-0) is but just couldn’t cash in on a few moments. He recalls the Bobcats scoring a touchdown with about 12 seconds left before halftime to put Paris at a 30-22 deficit, but the Coyotes never trailed by more than 16 points.
“We were down a couple starters from last week due to injuries,” Carney said. “On offense, we were really going to grind the clock out. We said, ‘Hey, to keep them from scoring 80, keep it out of their hands.’”
Freshman Logan Mitchell and sophomore Luke Ensor stepped into those open starting roles and did a fine job, Carney said, finishing with six and four tackles, respectively. Ragsdale led with eight tackles and three hurried passes while applying pressure.
Carney said the Coyotes employed strategies such as letting the play clock run down to one second and only passing the ball nine times. Of course, eating clock would only work if the running game was working and the Coyotes amassed 280 yards on the ground out of their total 316 yards. Quarterback Colton Kendrick ran for 136 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries to go with a touchdown pass to Ragsdale, Gatlin Fountain had 100 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, and Brady Shivers added a touchdown run.
“Our offensive line probably had its best game of the year,” Carney said. “That includes our tight ends and our running backs do a lot of blocking for each other.”
Braymer quarterback Jordan Haley finished with 239 yards two touchdown passes on 18-for-26 passing and ran for three touchdowns on 15 carries for 124 yards. Carney said the Bobcats are had to contain just because of Haley, using a hurry-up offense that passes about 80 percent of the time, but also because they onside kick every time. Fortunately, he said Paris controlled Braymer by not letting them recover one kick.
“When you compete with one of the best teams in the state, you can play with anybody,” Carney said.
Paris plays at Northwest (Hughesville) with Otterville (2-5) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Paris girls going without state meet this season
The Paris girls are not going to the Class 1 state golf meet.
Maura Crusha, Riley McKinney and Gracie Henry each missed the cut on Thursday at the Class 1 District 3 tournament hosted at Heritage Hills Golf Course in Moberly. Crusha was the closest with her 47th-place score of 130, or 60-over par, but the cutoff score was a 109, or 39-over par, by Trenton’s Reece Elizabeth Weldon.
Out of 66 golfers, McKinney and Henry followed Crusha in 63rd and 66th place, respectively.
South Harrison’s Abrielle Jean Owens had the top score of 84, or 14-over par, and Cairo won the team title with a team score of 399 to beat South Harrison by one stroke.
