With an EXPLOSION of defensive and offensive scores, the Waynesville Tigers put away an old foe in the Glendale Falcons in a cold, wet, SR Night on Friday! The Tigers began the night with a solid defensive stand on Glendale’s opening drive. The Tiger offense took the field and 10 plays later connected on the first touchdown of the game with a 37 TD pass from QB Michael Lewis to RB Shen Butler-Lawson.

The Tigers defense again shut down the normally explosive Glendale offensive unit on their 2^nd possession, and the Tigers offense took little time to turn the game’s excitement level up. On the second play of the Tiger’s second possession, SR Aarron Emperato scored on a 37 yd TD run.

The Tiger defense got involved with the scoring in the 2^nd quarter when SR Maleek Hopper took and interception to the house for a 102 yard pick 6! The Tigers took a 26-14 lead into half-time and returned to the 2^nd half with a reenergized spirit, as they scored another 27 points and held Glendale’s high flying offense to 0 points in the 2^nd half. The Tigers scored on a 25 yard TD run by Butler-Lawson, an 86 yard pick 6 by Soph AJ Martin, a 97 yard TD run by Butler-Lawson, and a 2 yard TD run by SR Dominic Garland that was set up by one of the 4 interceptions the Tigers recorded on the night!

The Tigers defense had 5 takeaways- 4 Interceptions, 2 were ran back for touchdowns, and 1 fumble recovery. The defense also held Glendale to their lowest point total in 3 seasons!!!

The Tigers offense had over 450 total yards including 338 total yards from JR RB Shen Butler-Lawson (274 yards rushing 2 TDs, 64 reception yards 1 TD).

The Tigers have locked themselves into the #2 Seed for the Class 5 District 5 Playoffs with the victory. Waynesville has one more regular season game at Parkview High in Springfield on Friday October 19, then the Tigers will enjoy a 1^st round bye before hosting one of the District Semifinals at Tiger Stadium on Friday November 2; 7 pm Kickoff.