Tigers fall to Luverne 36-0
Published 6:00 pm Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Patrick Peagler, No. 10, is taken down by his Luverne counterpart Jayden Laird.
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By Gary Thomas
The Calhoun School Tigers are now 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the region after a devastating loss to Luverne School Friday. Luverne is 10-0 against Calhoun since 2014 and played in front of a homecoming crowd that saw the straight-T ball field roll up over 400 yards in the 36-0 shutout game.
Calhoun’s Tigers bid farewell to a seven-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to a 22-0 win over McIntosh, a game in which the opposing team never got on the board. But the Luverne Tigers offense stepped up this week in a region matchup as Kane Smith, Elliott Harris and Alijah Hurst all had a hand in racking up 36 points in Luverne’s second highest scoring game of the 2024 season.
Luverne snapped a four-game losing streak at home on Oct. 4 that dated back to last season. They are coming off a wild two-game streak after scoring 41 points two weeks ago but were much more limited against Montgomery Academy as they were out-matched 36-8 in the contest that was Luverne’s lowest scoring matchup of the season.
On the defensive side of the ball, Jayden Laird, Jacob Bell and Caden Wiggins helped their teammates hold Calhoun back from scoring.
The Crenshaw County team is 3-0 in 2A Region 3 and 3-3 overall as they prepare to face county rival Highland Home. It will be a battle for the top spot as both set atop the region at 3-0.
Calhoun made four interceptions, but no fumbles during the game. The team travels to Barbour County to meet the Jaguars in a region contest on Oct. 11.