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Braves Struggle
against the Tigers
by Justin Gannon
“We’re only as
good as our seniors,” said Head Coach Lynn Fulps, before the
first
game of the season. This proved to be one of the theme quotes for
Reedsport’s varsity football team, and to the seniors, this came took
on a whole new meaning. It meant a possible playoff birth, a winning
season, and even more important...one final taste of victory for the
guys that aren’t going to be back next year. 
At about
6:45 pm on friday the 28th, announcer Keith
Tymchuk began the senior
introductions. Each senior gave their
mother a rose and posed a picture with their parents. Just after the
introductions everyone in the stands and on the field recited the
Pledge of Allegiance, and then promptly at 7 pm was the opening
kickoff.
The Braves received the ball and got it down
around the 30 yard line, but the Bandon defense stopped them short and
forced them to punt a few short plays later. The Tigers showed
their overbearing strength to run the ball and scored in four plays,
but their extra point was unsuccessful. With around 8 minutes left in
the first quarter the Braves once again received the ball, but this
time were successful in scoring but Justin Gannon’s kick was tipped and
bounced off the bottom crossbar so the attempt was failed.
By half time the Braves had scored once more after a
trick pass from Spencer Mitchell to Daniel Plotz landed them on the 1
yard-line. Spencer Mitchell dove into the end zone for six, but Justin
Fulps was sacked for a loss on the two point conversion. The Tigers
also went into half-time with two touchdowns. Half-time score was
Bandon 13, Reedsport 12.
After the half, the Braves came out energized and
ready to play, but Bandon continued to shut down their offense, and
bull over their defense. By the end of the game, Reedsport Braves were
still unable to score and were defeated by the Bandon Tigers 26-12.
Volleyball
by Heather Leach
Wrapping up the season games the Varsity Volleyball team played
Yoncalla, North Douglas, and Pacific.
On October 27 the Reedsport Lady Braves played
the Yoncalla Eagles. The first game Reedsport won by
25-9. The second game the girls came up a little short
losing 20-25. For the third and final game the Lady Braves
made a quick win with a score of 25-8.
Two days later North Douglas traveled to
Reedsport for
a Saturday game. During the game Charlotte Ellisor and Kelsey
Moore had five assists. Deanne Huebner and Trista Willis both had
one ace each with helped with the score but not enough to win the
game. The first game had a score of 17-25, followed by 18-25, and
the third the girls won with a score of 25-13.
Senior night brought laughter and tears as the
girls played Pacific winning all three matches but had to say goodbye
to their senior girls. The first score was 25-16, the second
25-10, and the last was 25-15.
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