This past Saturday, November 15 the John I. Burton Raiders played the Haysi Tigers in the first round of the playoffs. It was an important game for the Raiders as this game could have been a statement game. The game began with the coin toss which the Raiders won, and they decided to kickoff. The Tigers scored off a pass from Jalen S. to Ryan T., making the score 6-0. The extra point kick was no good by Andrew H. As the Raiders got their first possession they went down and scored with a one yard run from Tra A., and then the two point attempt was good. Haysi came back and scored again off of Jalen S.'s one yard run, making the score 14-6 with the two point attempt being good. At the end of the first quarter the Raiders were trailing the Tigers 14-6.All of the second quarter was about Haysi. It was a rough second quarter for the Raider defense. The Tigers scored again with 11:15 left on the clock. The first score was a pass from Jalen S. to Gauge H. for 41 yards to increase their lead to 22-8. They also scored again off a pass from Jalen S. to Gauge H. for 27 yards. Haysi scored off a Jalen S. to Ryan T. pass for 14 yards, making the score 30-8 to end the first half.
To start out the third quarter Burton's Daniel M. caught a pass from Tra A. for a touchdown. Two minutes later the Tigers answer back with a score of their own. The Raiders' offense did not score for the rest of the game. Tigers' running back Tristan Y. made a 21 yard touchdown. The Tigers scored yet again with little time left in the third quarter. The Tigers' Jalen S. threw a pass to Gauge H. for a 31 yard touchdown ending the third quarter with the score being 48-16.
To begin the forth quarter, the Tiger's scored again, making the final score 54-16. That was the end of the Raiders' season, giving them a 5-6 record for the season. The Raiders' season this year ended the same way last year, with a loss to the Haysi Tigers.