submitted by Tom Davis
The sixth annual Taco Shack Bowl opened the season with the
McCallum Knights taking on their long time rival Anderson Trojans. At the end of the night, McCallum posted a
season opening loss to the Anderson Trojans, 44 to 20.
McCallum took the opening kickoff and began their initial
march down the field, only to be stopped by the Trojans recovering a Mac
fumble. Anderson took their opening series and capped it off with a touchdown. McCallum answered
the call and went down the field behind the passing of Kevin Lusson and the
receiving of Van Franks and Jordan Cole. The Knights tied up the scoreboard 7 all. Anderson returned the favor when they coughed
up the football after Jamal Herring sacked the Trojan quarterback. Vance Robinson recovered the fumble for the
Knights.
The Knights were threatening on the Trojan 22 yard line, when rain
delayed the game for about one and half hours with 1:11 left to play in the
first quarter. Upon resuming play, the Knights threw a 22-yard pass from Lusson
to Cole for the lead, 13-7.
The Trojans didn’t seem too concerned when they took the
kickoff and marched down the field to score. Anderson scored 17 unanswered points in the
second quarter to take a 24 to 13 lead into the locker room at the half.
The Knights offense and defense both sputtered in the third
quarter allowing Anderson to post 14 more points on the scoreboard while McCallum was unable to muster
anything.
Both teams showed the effects of the late hour, with each
team posting one more touchdown. Anderson scored on a 2
yard run while McCallum on a 23-yard pass from backup quarterback Clete Donovan
to A.J. Audain.
With this win, Anderson evened up the Taco Shack Bowl series at 3 games apiece.
Next week, McCallum takes on their second 5A opponent when
they do battle with the Austin High Maroons. Anderson will take on another 4A rival in
Lanier.
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