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Chieftains drop final game at Jeff West

By Eric Sorrentino - | Oct 26, 2007

? The Tonganoxie High football team lost its final game of the season, 20-14, at Jefferson West on Thursday night.

The Chieftains actually jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. THS forced a Jefferson West turnover on its first offensive play. Freshman defensive back/quarterback Jeremy Carlisle picked up the loose football for the Chieftains on the Jeff West 7-yard line after a massive hit was applied to the JW ball carrier.

Senior running back Kevin Gill cashed in on a 7-yard touchdown the very next play. Tonganoxie missed the extra point and led, 6-0.

The Chieftains marched down the field on their next offensive series. Senior running back D.J. Gray ignited the drive with a nine-yard carry on a 4th-and-1 situation from the THS 29-yard line. Carlisle broke a 59-yard touchdown run, then ran in the two-point conversion to give THS a 14-0 lead with 2:11 remaining in the first quarter.

The THS scoring ended for the rest of the night.

Tonganoxie (1-8) fumbled a punt return deep in its own territory, and Jeff West capitalized. With an already short field to work with, Garrett Stewart took in a one-yard touchdown run. THS blocked the point after attempt and still led, 14-6.

With a second left before halftime, Jeff West quarterback Kyle Sanders found Charlie Smith in the back of the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown pass. Stewart ran in the two-point conversion and the game was tied at halftime.

Stewart wasn’t done. He recovered a Tonganoxie fumble and took it 19 yards for what turned out to be the game-winning score with 5:31 remaining in the final quarter.

Check Wednesday’s edition of The Mirror for the full story.

Scoring by quarter
Tonganoxie 14 0 0 0 — 14
Jefferson West 0 14 6 0 — 20

Scoring summary
First quarter
T — Kevin Gill 7 run (two-point conversion failed)
T — Jeremy Carlisle 59 run (Carlisle run)
Second quarter
JW — Garrett Stewart 1 run (kick failed)
JW — Charlie Smith 1 pass from Kyle Sanders (Stewart run)
Third quarter
JW — Stewart 19 fumble return (kick failed)