The Waynesville 8th Grade Football team hosted Lange Middle school on September 20, 2019 and sent them home with a loss by a score of 22-20.  Tau Asi took the opening kickoff back for a touchdown and was unable to convert the 2 point conversion. Lange went 3 and out on their opening possession anchored by the Tiger’s stout defensive line. The following offensive series led by the Tigers, Lange forced a fumble and took it in for a touchdown and converted the two point conversion which made the score Lange 8 and Waynesville 6.  In the 2nd quarter Lange scored on a long rushing TD to go up 14-6. In the closing seconds of the second quarter, Bishop Godwin found Jonathan Hedrick in the back of the end zone for a touchdown. Bishop Godwin was able to convert the 2 point conversion and sent the Tigers into halftime all tied up. In the second half, the Tigers were able to score in the 3rd quarter by a rushing touchdown from Tau Asi.  Bishop Godwin converted the 2 point conversion to put the Tigers up 22-14. Lange scored another touchdown in the 3rd quarter but failed on their two point conversion which made the score 22-20. In the closing seconds of the 4th quarter, Tyrique Brooks intercepted the ball in the endzone to secure the Victory for the Waynesville Tigers. For the second week in a row the offensive line for the Tigers played an exceptional game. Defensively, Rashaun Fowler had an interception and Mason Perez had multiple sacks.  Outside Linebacker Ilija Alavanja came up big on multiple plays. This was a great team win, where the Tigers were resilient and handled adversity quite well. The Tigers are back at home on 9/26/2019 where the will host Lewis and Clark Middle School.