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Graham Junior High Steers tangle with Iowa Park last Thursday

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 2:30 pm
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    Junior High running back Judah Perez (8) runs for a first down during the 8th-grade A team against Iowa Park on Oct. 11 at Newton Field. Graham fell 8-0 to the Hawks. Leader photo by Travis Martinez
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The Graham Junior High School football teams suffered mix results Thursday Oct. 11 at Newton Field to Iowa Park.

The 8th-grade B team had no trouble with the visiting Hawks, running away with a 24-0 win.

The 7th-grade A team fell in a heartbreaker, 20-16, after Iowa Park scored the eventual game-winning touchdown with 12 seconds left in the game.

Graham had a 16-6 lead until with 21 seconds left in the third quarter, the Hawks scored on an 89-yard interception returned for a score.

A tackle on first-andgoal with 1:00 left by Zathin Reyes in the final quarter left Iowa Park scrambling and two plays later, Zach Walker got through the line to stop the Hawks. But Iowa Park was able to sneak into the end zone for the final tally on fourth-and-goal from the two-yard line.

The two-point conversion was unsuccessful after Bowen Boenisch tackled the Iowa Park quarterback before reaching the goal-line giving Graham one final chance.

With the clock ticking down, quarterback Tate Loesch heaved a bullet that was complete for a 32-yard gain but was stopped at the Iowa Park 32-yard line as the clock struck zero.

Defensive standouts were Jett Echols, Gabriel Jimenez, Keion Shead,...

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