John I Burton Vs. Honaker

On Friday, October 9, the John I. Burton Raiders traveled to Honaker, Virginia to face off against the Honaker Tigers at Fuller Field. The Raiders coming into the game were predicted by the Coalfield Progress to lose, 40-0, but the Herald Courier predicted the Raiders to win by 3 points.

Coming into the game, the Raiders had one big game plan for the night: run the ball up the middle and try to score early and often. The Raiders knew this was going to be a very physical game. The Tigers were coming off a tough loss, in yet another very physical game against George Wythe. The weather was in favor of the Raiders, even though the field was turf, it was going to be rainy, and the ball would be very wet. The Raiders had a lot of practice over the past two weeks in the rain and mud. The Raiders showed their dominance early in the game, and at the end of the first quarter, the score was 21-0, Raiders up.

Throughout the game, the score did not change much. The Raiders would go on to score one more time in the second quarter, making the score 28-0. Honaker could not find an answer to stopping the Raiders, with basically a three headed monster in the backfield, consisting of Mathew Branham who rushed for 107 yards, Isaac Davis who rushed for 99 yards, and Isaac Perrigan who rushed for 96 yards. The Raiders just kept on pounding the ball at Honaker, but they appeared to get a little lethargic in the second half, not scoring any points. The game ended with the score being 28-0, Raiders win. This made the Raiders 6-1, and the Tigers 5-2.

The game was all but easy for both teams and everyone is very proud of the football team as well as the coaches. Good luck to the Raiders next week, the 23, against the Castlewood Blue Devils at home. It will be senior night, so everyone should try to attend!

Written by: Austin Lane