Thursday, September 4, 2014

Football: Burton vs. Lee High

On August 29, 2014 the John I. Burton Raiders opened up their season against Lee High Generals. At the being of the first quarter, the Generals made the first touchdown scoring six points. Shortly afterwards, the Raiders intercepted the football scoring six points and one point after touch down completion. 


Later on in the second quarter, three of Burton's starters Cobye R., Nelson T., and Blakelee C. sustained injuries. The game continued, and we went into half time. At this point, the score was Lee Generals 26 and Burton 14. Our half time entertainment was provided by the Burton Band. Their theme this year was "Off to Never NeverLand." The show songs included: "Teenage Dream" by Katty Perry, "Dream On" by Aerosmith, and "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. 

                           


During the half time show, it began to storm, and ten minutes later, we were put on a lighting delay. After an hour and half, we were able to begin the third quarter.Throughout the third quarter, Burton Raiders went scoreless. As for the Lee High Generals, they picked up where they had left off. By the the end of the third quarter, the score was 32 to 14, with the Generals in the lead. When the fourth quarter began, Lee High Generals scored right away. Later on, Burton recovered a fumble from Lee High. Shortly after Burton scored with a two point conversion. The end score was 40 to 22, with Lee High winning the game!