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Carrboro football team falls in tough game

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Staff

By Timothy Billings
Staff Writer

After a valiant effort, the Carrboro Jaguars men’s football team fell to the Orange Panthers by the score of 66-30. Even with the three touchdowns scored by senior running back David Brooks, the Jaguars didn’t have enough to hold on against the Panthers.

In front of an energetic home crowd of over a hundred, the Jaguars displayed signs of promise. With 7:51 left in the third-quarter, Brooks barreled through the goal-line from three yards out to give the Jaguars a 22-21 lead. But, as the game progressed, the team couldn’t muster up enough defense to hold off the Panthers’ persistent attack.

Following that third-quarter touchdown, the Jaguars gave up 45 points, as the Orange Panthers’ running game decimated the Carrboro defense. Fueled by two touchdowns by halfback Drevis Torain before the beginning of the fourth-quarter, the Panthers took a lead that the Jaguars were unable to overcome.

Although the Jaguars have yet to be victorious this season, things are looking up for the team. In only its second year of existence, the program is showing signs of considerable improvement from last year. As one Jaguar parent put it, “This is a game we would have lost 69-0 last year.” After last year’s 80-19 loss to Orange, there are positives to be taken from Friday night’s defeat.

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