The Forney High School Jackrabbits football team had an impressive first game against the Royse City Bulldogs on Friday night, August 31, 2012, at City Bank Stadium. Both teams had their fair share of flags and turnovers in their season openers. The Saturday morning game film will give the Jackrabbits time to make last minute adjustments before their first district games.
The Forney High School Jackrabbits football team had an impressive first game against the Royse City Bulldogs on Friday night, August 31, 2012, at City Bank Stadium. Both teams had their fair share of flags and turnovers in their season openers. The Saturday morning game film will give the Jackrabbits time to make last minute adjustments before their first district games.
The Forney Jackrabbits won the toss and chose to receive the kick. Their first drive brought them within yards of the end zone but a pass was then thrown for an interception. The Bulldogs now had possession but struggled to gain any yardage and were forced to punt the ball back to the Jackrabbits. With 2:37 left in the first quarter, #3 Lane Johnson scored a touchdown from a run from three yards out to put the first 6 points on the board, #6 Clay Collin's point after attempt was good.
The second quarter left the Bulldogs struggling to contest the previous touchdown by the Jackrabbits. With minutes left in the second quarter, #3 Lane Johnson made an amazing one-handed interception against the Bulldogs. The Jackrabbits drove the ball back down the field and #20 Chadwick completed a twenty yard run for another Jackrabbit touchdown with 1:34 left on the clock. The Bulldogs only possessed the ball for a little over twenty seconds when they were forced to punt the ball. The Jackrabbits next play was another thrown pass interception, giving the ball right back to the Bulldogs to try to score before halftime. Three plays later, the Bulldogs threw another interception to the Jackrabbits. With a penalty on the play, the ball was set-up for a 49 yard field goal attempt. However, the FG attempt fell just a couple yards short of the uprights.
Halftime Score: Forney Jackrabbits 14, Royse City Bulldogs 0
The third quarter was uneventful up until the 2:05 marker. The Jackrabbits worked their way down the field to the three yard line where quarterback Jack King ran it up the middle for another Jackrabbit touchdown.
Still uncontested going into the fourth quarter of the game, the Jackrabbits kept the constant pressure on the Bulldogs with their stonewall defense. The Jackrabbits were able to set-up for a 29 yard field goal attempt for #6 Clay Collins that was completed. Another touchdown was scored by the Jackrabbit's #3 Lane Johnson on an 18 yard reception. The Bulldogs were finally able to score on a 24 yard reception by Jake Glisch with just a little over three minutes left in the game. The extra point field goal attempt was blocked by the Jackrabbits making the final score of the game, Jackrabbits 31, Bulldogs 6.
The Jackrabbits put up over 400 total offensive yards and the Jackrabbits defense held the Bulldogs to 104 total offensive yards.
The North Forney Falcons lost their game to Frisco 48 - 20. The Jackrabbits are set to play Lovejoy at City Bank Stadium on September 7, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. The Forney Falcons will play Royse City at Royse City on September 7, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.
Photos provided by Big Shots Photography!