BEARCATS PLAY IN FIRST 7-ON-7 TOURNAMENT

The Booneville football program did something it had never done yesterday by taking part in the Cyclone 7-on-7 tournament in Russellville.

Results were hardly what the program is accustomed to having, but then the format was rather foreign as well.

The Bearcats lost their first game of the day to the Russellville 2 squad on the next to the last play of the game when they did not achieve a first down on what they believed to be second, rather than the final third down.

It would be Rhett Nietert securing the first Bearcat touchdown in a 7-on-7 tournament in a reception from Jace Washburn.

After that possession the Bearcat tied it at 9-9 – you get two points for a defensive stop – and later got within 18-16 on a touchdown pass to Dax Goff, which came a play after a penalty wiped out a pass to Goff for a score.

The Bearcats actually took a lead on their first 7-on-7 interception, it by Chase Shelton (shown making a stop), which was worth three points.

Russellville went back up on the defensive stop.

The second game, which are 20 minute running clocks with the ball starting just 40 yards for the goal line, was a brutal loss to the top Greenwood had to offer.

Colter Fisher accounted for the lone points for the Bearcats on a touchdown reception.

Greenwood swept pool play then went on to win the tournament.

In game 3 Ryan Mallett and White Hall showed out, but so too did Goff, catching two scores – one by winning a jump ball and running away from the defender. It was 16-14 at one point.

A defensive stop and a touchdown pass to Rylen Ray got the Bearcats to a day best 23 points in a game.

In the final game of pool play, Nietert picked off a pass on the first play and it was 3-0 in favor of the Bearcats.

The Bearcats first interception thrown of the day tied it and wasted another highlight reel catch by Goff.

Ray caught a short touchdown pass and a defensive stop accounted for the remaining points by the Bearcats.

Out of pool play the Bearcat drew second seeded Alma in bracket play to complete their first 7-on-7 experience.