River Oaks riding highSouthern Sports & Travel
The River Oaks Mustangs silenced many doubters last Friday night with a 27-25 win over single-A #1 Trinity. The two point win was the first over Trinity since 1997 and propelled the Mustangs two spots to #4 in the latest Southern Sports & Travel Top Ten poll.
Ryan MacGregor put River Oaks up with 8:57 remaining in the opening quarter. The sophomore went in from two yards out on a quarterback sneak. Corey Talley added the PAT to give the Mustangs an early 7-0 lead. Three minutes later another sophomore, running back Davis Harris, hit pay-dirt on a 19 yard
run that increased the lead to 13-0. The PAT failed.
Trinity got on the board with 25 seconds left in the opening quarter on a 4 yard run by RJ Fleming to trim the deficit to 13-6. The PAT failed.
Ryan MacGregor put River Oaks up with 8:57 remaining in the opening quarter. The sophomore went in from two yards out on a quarterback sneak. Corey Talley added the PAT to give the Mustangs an early 7-0 lead. Three minutes later another sophomore, running back Davis Harris, hit pay-dirt on a 19 yard
run that increased the lead to 13-0. The PAT failed.Trinity got on the board with 25 seconds left in the opening quarter on a 4 yard run by RJ Fleming to trim the deficit to 13-6. The PAT failed.
(Right) Junior Vincent Moore
Junior running back Vincent Moore answered at the 9:41 mark of the 2nd quarter with a 2 yard touchdown run and a Corey Talley PAT put the Mustangs up 20-6.
In a high scoring first half that produced six touchdowns each team would trade scores before halftime. Brandon Daggs scored on a 23 yard run followed by Chas Moroney’s PAT as Trinity stayed close at 20-13. Then with 3:16 remaining in the second quarter Ryan MacGregor hit sophomore wide-out Walker Thurman for a 36 yard touchdown pass. Corey Talley’s PAT gave River Oaks a 27-13 advantage at the half.
Trinity held River Oaks scoreless in the second half and with 8:54 left in the 3rd quarter the Saints cut into the Mustang lead on a 15 yard touchdown p
ass from Givonni Dent to RJ Fleming. The PAT failed and Trinity trailed 27-19.
With Trinity down 8 points and 4:20 left in the 4th quarter Dent hit Chas Moroney with a 36 yard touchdown pass to bring the Saints to within 2 points at 27-25. Dent’s two point attempt to tie the game was intercepted by senior linebacker John Rocket and River Oaks held on to get a 27-25 win over Trinity.
Junior running back Vincent Moore answered at the 9:41 mark of the 2nd quarter with a 2 yard touchdown run and a Corey Talley PAT put the Mustangs up 20-6.
In a high scoring first half that produced six touchdowns each team would trade scores before halftime. Brandon Daggs scored on a 23 yard run followed by Chas Moroney’s PAT as Trinity stayed close at 20-13. Then with 3:16 remaining in the second quarter Ryan MacGregor hit sophomore wide-out Walker Thurman for a 36 yard touchdown pass. Corey Talley’s PAT gave River Oaks a 27-13 advantage at the half.
Trinity held River Oaks scoreless in the second half and with 8:54 left in the 3rd quarter the Saints cut into the Mustang lead on a 15 yard touchdown p
ass from Givonni Dent to RJ Fleming. The PAT failed and Trinity trailed 27-19.With Trinity down 8 points and 4:20 left in the 4th quarter Dent hit Chas Moroney with a 36 yard touchdown pass to bring the Saints to within 2 points at 27-25. Dent’s two point attempt to tie the game was intercepted by senior linebacker John Rocket and River Oaks held on to get a 27-25 win over Trinity.
(Right) Senior John Rocket
River Oaks had 356 yards of total offense to Trinity’s 295. Ryan MacGregor was 9/13 for 188 yards. The sophomore had two touchdowns, one by air and one on the ground. Vincent Moore ran for 67 yards on 10 carries, had 203 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. Moore also had an interception and a blocked kick on defense. Linebacker Stephen Bragg had 16 tackles and a sack, and linebacker Harrison Holloway had 8 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.
With the win River Oaks improved to 6-1 and has only Cenla Christian remaining in district 6AA play. The Mustangs will play at Riverfield this Friday night and will finish with Cenla and Claiborne.
If River Oaks gets by a tough Riverfield squad they’ll most likely finish at 9-1 and district champs. Head coach Robert Hannah is in his 16th season at River Oaks and has enough talent to make noise in November. Under the direction of Hannah the Mustangs have had only three losing seasons and possess one of the youngest teams this season among the top ten in AA football. River Oaks fans and supporters have lots to look forward to over the next two seasons.
River Oaks had 356 yards of total offense to Trinity’s 295. Ryan MacGregor was 9/13 for 188 yards. The sophomore had two touchdowns, one by air and one on the ground. Vincent Moore ran for 67 yards on 10 carries, had 203 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. Moore also had an interception and a blocked kick on defense. Linebacker Stephen Bragg had 16 tackles and a sack, and linebacker Harrison Holloway had 8 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.
With the win River Oaks improved to 6-1 and has only Cenla Christian remaining in district 6AA play. The Mustangs will play at Riverfield this Friday night and will finish with Cenla and Claiborne.
If River Oaks gets by a tough Riverfield squad they’ll most likely finish at 9-1 and district champs. Head coach Robert Hannah is in his 16th season at River Oaks and has enough talent to make noise in November. Under the direction of Hannah the Mustangs have had only three losing seasons and possess one of the youngest teams this season among the top ten in AA football. River Oaks fans and supporters have lots to look forward to over the next two seasons.
