The Tenaha Junior High 'A' team played stellar defense last Thursday night, recording a 14-0 shutout over West Sabine at The Pit in Tenaha.
Keontas Davis started the game with a 30-yard run. He also completed a 27-yard pass to T.J. Thomas. The Tigers' first score came on a 17-yard run by Davis to go on top, 6-0.
West Sabine then held the ball for the entire second quarter, but the Tigers still held a 6-0 lead at intermission.
Tenaha finally took possession of the ball late in the third quarter. Davis rattled off a 13-yard run and completed a 10-yard pass to running back Demarkus Perry. Then, in the early moments of the fourth period, the home Tigers scored their second touchdown on a 13-yard pass from Davis to Austin Evans. T.J. Thomas ran in the 2-point conversion to give Tenaha a 14-0 lead.
West Sabine took the ensuing kickoff and began marching the ball down the field, but Brady Tovar picked off a pass for Tenaha. Keontas Davis threw a 28-yard pass to Evans for a TMS first down and Tenaha sealed the victory with a couple of kneel-downs by Davis.
Tenaha Coach Chad Ashby credited strong efforts on defense by Jacoby Ivy, Tony Johnson. T.J. Thomas, Desmond Polley, Brady Tovar and Demarkus Perry as the squad improved to 3-3-1 on the year and 2-2-1 in District 19-1A action.
It is unknown who Tenaha will play this week as Mount Enterprise does not have a junior high squad.
West Sabine 2, Tenaha Jr. High 'B' 1 -- Robert Salas took the opening handoff and rumbled 69 yards for Tenaha, setting up a one-yard run by T.J. Thomas to give the home team a 1-0 lead. But West Sabine came back to secure a 2-1 scrimmage win.
Thomas also had runs of 12, 14 and 23 yards in the scrimmage.
Robert Salas led the Tenaha defensive charge as the team fell to 1-3-1 on the year.