The Tigers found themselves down 24-6 at halftime on Thursday night in Athens. Their belief in themselves, the roar of the fans, and having Caleb Brady on our sidelines was all the Tigers needed to make it a game of two halves. “Losing Caleb with a season-ending injury in our scrimmage, I didn't know how the team would respond, you don't just replace a player like Caleb,” said Coach Schafer. They responded by never giving up on each other. It was a complete team victory.

Hunter Underwood was the leading rusher with 135 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Rumery had 68 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, Kevin Heard pitched in with two more touchdowns and Michael Fifer had 48 yards rushing.

Our defensive line, Charles Roden, Dylan Schafer, Andrew Lee and Joshua Lopez came up huge for us, keeping Athens to under 70 yards rushing for the game. Special teams also played a big role coming up with an onside kick recovery in the 4th quarter.

“I couldn’t be prouder of a young group of men, to be down 24-6 at halftime and believe in each other enough to come back to score 26 points in the second half while holding Athens scoreless, ``said coach Schafer.

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