On Saturday night, I worked the Taft Raiders Vs Brennan Bears game at Farris stadium. This is Brennan’s 2nd year of varsity football and they won there first game in school history last week. Taft is trying to rebuild and find what works offensively.
The game was full of high snaps, fumbles, super hard hits, bad punts, and even a fight (this was the first time I have seen a fight among the players, luckily the coaches were able to break it up). Brennan’s starting running back Jesse Jenkins was the workhouse, but he got hurt in the 3rd quarter. His backup, Aaron Beaugard, had a rough 1st half. He was belted several times (I felt them in the press box) for little or no gain but when he replaced Jenkins, he was energized and ready to go. Beaugard finished the game with 17 carries for 89 years and he was our player of the game. Taft’s only highlight was a 70 yard touchdown reception. Brennan won the game 20-12.
Thursday, I will be at East Central (tv game).
Not sure where I will be on Friday.
Saturday, I will be at Heroes (radio game).