Losing their grip
SUN PHOTO BY JENNIFER BRUNO
DeSoto County's Tajahs Jackson comes up empty in his attempt to tackle Southeast's Jacob Sannon during Monday's game in Arcadia.
SUN PHOTO BY JENNIFER BRUNO
DeSoto County's Tajahs Jackson comes up empty in his attempt to tackle Southeast's Jacob Sannon during Monday's game in Arcadia.
SUN PHOTO BY JENNIFER BRUNO
DeSoto County's Ryan Nurse tries to catch up to Jacob Sannon on a pass in the first quarter Monday in Arcadia.
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DeSoto County's DeQuan Richardson hits Southeast receiver Carley Kadarrius to break up a pass during the first quarter Monday in Arcadia.
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DeSoto County's DeQuan Richardson heads to the end zone on a 70-yard scoring play against Southeast in Arcadia on Monday.
ARCADIA — As his players huddled around him one-by-one after postgame handshakes on Monday, DeSoto County High School coach Matt Egloff stared at the ground and scratched the back of his head. His remarks to the team following an ugly 23-7 loss to Southeast were brief. But as the semi-circle broke up, sophomore Tajahs Jackson had something to say.
“Family on three,” he yelled. “One! Two! Three!”