Eagles Drop 1 Score Game vs Charleston
Eagle Amlumni and ATU Student
The Paris Eagles fell to the Charleston Tigers 27-19 at home this past Friday. The loss drops the Eagles to 0-2 in conference play and 2-4 overall. Paris totaled just over 220 yards of offense and committed one turnover. Despite the final score, the game remained close into the fourth quarter. Paris held a 12-10 lead early in the fourth before Charleston responded with a field goal and two touchdowns to pull away. Paris scored, going the length of the field in 40 seconds to lower the tie breaker, which Charlston had reached their max of 13, but the Eagles faught back to cut it to 8, which could prove vital in final seeding.
Quarterback Josh Honea was the main scorer for Paris, recording one passing touchdown and two rushing touchdowns while throwing one interception. The Eagles' ground game totaled 43 rushing yards. Brock Barnhill led the team in receiving with 94 yards, followed by his brother Harley, who recorded 43 yards and a touchdown. Ty Farmer led the team in receptions, hauling in five catches for 28 yards. Linebacker Joel Johnson once again led the Eagles in tackles with 17 continuing his strong defensive play.
Looking at the 3A-1 conference as a whole, Mansfield leads the standings at 2-0, followed by Charleston and Greenland, who both sit at 1-0. Cedarville and Lavaca are both 1-1, while Paris and West Fork round out the conference at 0-2.
This week, Paris will face the 4-2 Mansfield Tigers. Mansfield's two losses came against 5A Dardanelle and Talihina, Oklahoma. The Tigers have also picked up 20-plus-point wins over 4A Mena and 4A Elkins during nonconference play. In conference action, Mansfield has defeated Lavaca by four points and Cedarville by 22 points. The Eagles look to bounce back against Mansfield and head into the bye week with some momentum.
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