JV Bucks battled Reagan County
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The JV. Bucks traveled to Reagan County last Thursday to play a 7-1 Reagan County team. The Bucks and Owls started things off quickly, as the Owls scored within minutes. Soon after, freshman Maverick Milligan was able to run in for a touchdown, however the extra two-point conversion was no good, leaving the Owls ahead 8-6. The Owls scored again against the Fightin’ Bucks; the score was now 14-6. The Bucks battled as freshman, Dae Hardwick threw a beautiful pass to freshman Alec Ramos in the end zone, but the two-point conversion was no good, thus leaving the Bucks behind 14-12. The Owls were able to capitalize on a safety against the Bucks, making the score 16-12, and before the first quarter was over, they were able to score one more, leaving the Bucks trailing by a score of 24-12. Within the first few minutes of the second quarter, freshman A.J. Llanez scored for the Bucks, but the two-point conversion again was no good for the Bucks and the Owls were able to put one more on the board be- fore the halftime, leaving the Bucks behind by two touchdowns. As the second half began, the Bucks were faced with some injured players on the sideline and a deficit score of 30 -18 in favor of the Owls. The Bucks continued to battle, as Llanez scored for the Bucks bringing the score to within a touchdown of a tie game. The Owls were able to score again however, bringing the score to 36-24. The Fightin’ Bucks kept marching down the field as Llanez scored with another touchdown for the Bucks and Milligan with the extra two points, narrowing the points on the board to a score of 36-32. Both teams battled back and forth, however the Owls were able to put one more on the board with a final score of 42-32. Defensively, the Bucks were led by Junior, Sean Mendoza, Milligan, and Llanez. The J.V. Bucks will travel to Crane this Thursday for their final game at 6:00 p.m. The J.V. Bucks are now 5-3-1. Varsity will face Crane this Friday at Bucks stadium for senior night at Buck Stadium.
