The Tyrone junior high football team had a rough afternoon in their season opener against Roosevekt Junior High School at Gray Vets Memorial Field on Thursday.
\nThe Altoona junior high school scored three times in the first two quarters and rode that offensive push to a 20-0 victory over the Golden Eagle ninth graders, led by head coach Dan Plummer.
\nCorey Becker threw two touchdown passes, of 27 yards to Mike Treece and seven yards to Zack Veckov, and Varick Gaston ran 40 yards for another score for Roosevelt.
\nTyrone was never able to get their offense in gear, although the Eagles defensive unit was able to hold a much bigger Roosevelt squad scoreless in the second half.
\n\u201cThis was a tough game to open our schedule,\u201d commented Plummer. \u201cThey are a Quad-A school and they had a huge front line. In the first half, we couldn\u2019t stop them. In the second half, we were able to do a little better. That will provide us a foundation to build upon for the remainder of the season.\u201d
\nLevi Reihart led the Tyrone offense with 19 yards rushing.
\n\u201cWe have a lot of work to do to get better,\u201d said Plummer. \u201cHopefully we can work at that and see results throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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