Le ROY — The Southern Coffey County Titans lost in a big way against Marais des Cygne High’s stellar offense Friday night in Le Roy.
The Trojans had a commanding win, 74-20, starting with 22 unanswered points on the Titans before Chism Newkirk hit Josiah Wittemen on a 23-yard pass with just over three minutes remaining in the first quarter. With 28 seconds remaining in the first, Newkirk put one in the end zone on a two-yard run. The Trojans returned the kickoff 56 yards for a score.
Walker Harred had the only other score for the Titans with eight minutes remaining in the half. Marais des Cygne went up 58-20 in the first half on the Titans, and scored another 16 points in the second to seal the win.
The Titans ran for 212 yards and had 51 yards passing for a total of 263 yards. Harred led in rushing with 90 yards on 20 attempts, Witteman had three receptions for 37 yards. He also led in tackles with six.
“We were just too intimidated to start the game,” Coach Korey Lankton said.
Trojans too much for SCC Titans
