Friday the Faith Academy Knights traveled to Conroe to play the Covenant Cougars. In a hard fought game the Knights lost 64-25.
Troy Herring (Bellville) lead the Knights down the field on their first possession. The drive was capped off with Herring throwing a 6 yard TD to Grayson Shackelford (Bellville). The 2 point kick attempt was no good. At the end of the 1st quarter, the Knights were down 8-6.
The Knights scored again in the 2nd quarter when Herring connected with Jake Ewing (Hempstead) on a 35 yard TD pass. The extra point attempt was successful when Herring found Tyler Fontenot (Bellville) in the back of the end zone. At the half the score was 30-13 in favor of the Cougars. The Knights knew they were in for a battle.
In the second half, Cameron Crawford (Bellville) completed an 11 yard TD pass to Herring. The PAT was unsuccessful. Later, Crawford hooked up with Fontenot on a 20 yard TD reception. Herring completed the extra point to Fontenot.
Offensively the Knights were led by Troy Herring who had 15 rushes for 85 yards, 6 of 11 passing for 60 yards and 2 TD. Cameron Crawford was 6 of 12 passing for 67 yards and 2 TD. The Knights top receivers were Jake Ewing with 4 receptions for 54 yards and 1 TD and Tyler Fontenot with 4 receptions for 29 yards and 1 TD.
When the Cougars were threatening to apply the mercy rule, the Knight defense rose up and held strong. The defense was led by Herring with 16 tackles and a fumble recovery. Fontenot and Ewing also stepped up with 8 and 7 tackles, respectively.
The Knights next game will be at home on October 16. They will host Conroe Lifestyles at 7:00 pm for a district match up. It will be Homecoming for Faith Academy.
Players of the Week: VA Varsity Football Team for their Great Defensive Effort
Yvonne Woods is the Sports Coordinator for Faith Academy in Bellville, TX. She can be reached at (979) 865-1811 or email [email protected]
