Stories from Wednesday, August 17, 2016

hursday, August 11 at Richland Cornersville 8 0 16 6-30 Richland 0 0 0 0-0

Thursday, August 11 at Manchester FMS 0 6 16 13-35 Westwood 0 6 6 0-12

The Forrest Rockets put a nice cap on pre-season play Friday night, picking up a pair wins in the Forrest Jamboree. In the first game, the Forrest junior varsity squad took on Centennial's freshmen team and the Rockets came away with a 21-6 win over the Cougars.

The Bulldogs picked up right where it left off last season, coming up with a 7-0 win over longtime rival Richland in the third game of the Cornersville jamboree Saturday night at Frog Bottom. Cornersville, which beat the Raiders with ease by a 44-24 score to end last season on a high note, needed just one big play----a 52 yard touchdown catch from sophomore athlete Cameron Whitaker via his classmate Eli Woodard to send Richland home to Lynnville with a loss before the season starts on Friday.

To be the best you have to beat the best and Marshall County did just that on Friday night with a convincing 21-7 win over 3A private school powerhouse Christ Presbyterian Academy in the varsity half of the preseason jamboree at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg. The Tigers were dominant on both sides of the ball against the 2015 3A State runner-up, scoring at will and holding the Lions to a handful of positive yard plays.

After a close 22-16 win at Murrey E. Holton Field last year, the Forrest alumni football team had the daunting task of closing the two-game series with a trip to Wartrace where they were more than up to the task, blasting the Cascade Champions 28-0. "These last two years have been the most fun I have ever had, playing on this team with great guys," Forrest quarterback Tooter Paul said. "Actually I had never beaten Cascade, so for me to come back and redeem ourselves, you can't beat the feeling."