On October 2nd, the John I. Burton football team faced off against Eastside High School for their annual homecoming game. Despite the harsh, cold, and rainy weather conditions, the Raider fans, especially those in the student section, were determined to achieve victory over the Spartans.
Matthew Branham, a senior and football player for Burton, scored the first touchdown of the game, as well as the first two point conversion. Branham, whose number is 32, scored four touchdowns in total, and three of those were in the first quarter alone. Houston Thacker, a freshman and number 11 on the football team, made the first two interceptions of the game.
Matthew Branham and Houston Thacker were not the only ones to perform well in the game. Senior, Isaac Perrigan, number 2 for Burton; Junior, Jacob Branham, number 6; and Senior, Tra Adams, number 19, made the first touchdowns of the second, third, and fourth quarters, respectively. Tra Adams and Jacob Branham were also noted for the 65 yard pass to score the first touchdown of the third quarter. Sophomore, Austin Lane, who is number 7 on the team, made the last touchdown, which was a 35 yard touchdown, and the last two point conversion of the game for the Raiders.
Eastside played a very decent game, but only had two notable highlights, both of which were touchdowns. In the third quarter, Roger Sartin, a senior and number 5 for the Spartans, scored a 17 yard touchdown. Finally, near the end of the fourth quarter, sophomore Mason Bellamy, number 13, scored the final touchdown for Eastside High School. In the end, the Raiders won with an overall final score of 58 to 12.
Written By: Cody Messer