3-4 Football: Tatum Eagles 40 Elysian Fields Yellowjackets 0

 3rd-4th grade Football

Tatum Eagles 40  Elysian Fields 0

Alijah's 3rd year began with him playing CB, WR, and K as he handled the team's kickoffs. In this game, he made at least 3 solo tackles, intercepted a pass, and caught one pass for around 15 yards.

Aaliyah did a great job cheering on the team as one of the team's cheerleaders.

To view on YouTube, click the link below:

https://youtu.be/KLyHa-BGqC8

September 4, 2020: Tatum 17 Daingerfield 8

 

Alijah and his teammates getting ready to practice

From KLTV.com:

COVID-19 exposure prompts Tatum to put football on hold for 2 weeks

By Caleb Beames | September 8, 2020 at 10:46 AM CDT - Updated September 8 at 11:32 AM

Tatum, Texas (KLTV) - The Tatum Eagle football team will not play again until it starts district on Sept. 25 against Gladewater.

In a press release from Athletic Director and head coach Jason Holman, the district has stopped all football activities due to a “case of exposure to an individual infected with COVID-19″.

All other sports including junior high football will proceed as scheduled. The decision leaves Pittsburg this week and Hughes Springs next week without opponents.

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From the Longview News-Journal:

ET Football: Week 2 Roundup: Tatum, Sabine grab wins, more

TATUM 17, DAINGERFIELD 8: TATUM – One week after allowing 62 points in a win, the Tatum Eagles tightened things up on defense and held on for a 17-8 win over the Daingerfield Tigers on Friday at Mickey Mayne Tiger Stadium.

Tatum led 7-0 after one quarter, driving 65 yards in eight plays and getting on the board with a 20-yard pass from Kendric Malone to Quiston Sheffield with 5:25 left in the period. Omar Rodriguez booted the extra point.

Daingerfield drove 88 yards in 16 plays to take the lead with 9:18 left in the second quarter, also scoring through the air on a 10-yard TD strike from Zaylon Jeter to Dee Lewis. Jeter then hit Martez Allen for the 2-pointer, and the Tigers took an 8-7 lead in at the half.

A nice kickoff return from Dalone Fuller set the Eagles up for the go-ahead score as Tatum drove 57 yards in five plays and took the lead for good on a 41-yard run by Daymien Smith. The PAT by Rodriguez with 10:09 left in the third gave the Eagles a 14-8 cushion.

Rodriguez later booted a 20-yard field goal to start the fourth quarter to make the final 17-8.

Tatum (2-0) will host Pittsburg, while Daingerfield (1-1) visits Sabine next week.

Tatum 63 Center 62 - Friday Night August 28, 2020

 

From the Tyler Morning Telegraph, August 28, 2020:

TATUM 63, CENTER 62: TATUM - The Tatum Eagles opened the season and celebrated senior night with a win on Friday, holding on for a 63-62 win over the Center Roughriders.

Tatum took a 63-48 lead with 6:25 remaining on a Ty Hollins 3-yard run, but Center scored twice in the final 4:10 of the contest and converted a two-pointer to pull to within one point with 1:36 to play.

With Tatum facing a fourth-and-short late, Center jumped offsides and the Eagles were able to run out the clock.

Keomadre Horace turned in a huge night for the Roughriders in the loss. He opened the scoring with a 17-yard touchdown run, and finished with six rushing touchdowns on the evening.

Tatum countered Horace's TD run with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Kendrick Malone to Decartiyay Allison with 859 to play to tie things at 7-7, and Hollins put the Eagles in front with a 14-yard run two minutes later as Tatum built a 14-7 lead after one quarter.

Center's defense got into the scoring act early in the second when Keshun Hunt stripped a Tatum receiver of the ball at the Roughrider 3-yard line and returned it 97 yards for the TD to knot things at 14 apiece.

Center moved on top 21-14 with an 80-yard touchdown pass from Jake Hanson to Makel Johnson with 7:28 to play in the half, but Malone scored on runs of 6 and 9 yards to end the half with Tatum leading 28-21.

A 64-yard run by Hoarce at the 9:41 mark of the third period tied it at 28, and the teams traded scores - with Hollins scoring on a 1-yard run for Tatum and Hanson hitting Jamal Moore for 34 yards to make it 35-35.

Allison's 10-yard touchdown run and a 4-yard TD run by Malone gave Tatum a 49-35 lead with 28 second to play in the third, but Hoarce broke loose on a 54-yard scoring jaunt to make it a 49-41 contest heading to the fourth after a missed extra point.

Allison's 3-yard run kept Tatum in front, but Hoarce wasn't finished. He scored on a 67-yard run, and after Hollins went in from 3 yards out from Tatum, Horace plowed in from the 17 to make it a 63-54 contest with 4:10 to play and set up the wild finish.

Will There Be A 2020 Football Season?

 Will There Be A 2020 Football Season?

              

                         

Well, so far, it looks like the NFL will (try to) have a 2020 season, albeit without any pre-season games (good), so we'll see-

I think that many colleges have decided to not have a football season this year. It remains to be seen if all the colleges with football teams will follow suit.

And for some high school, middle school, and even elementary school football teams, they have been having football practices.

The Tatum Eagles 3rd-4th grade team has been practicing, so we'll see if this all leads to there being some football this fall.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??

Some of us aren't...

Me? For the first time, I am very and extremely UNEXCITED about the upcoming Cowboys' season- In short, the Cowboys...

1. didn't sign Dak to a long-term contract

2. didn't draft any impact defensive players

3. hired Mike McCarthy as coach

4. didn't trade for or draft an impact safety

5. kept Rowdy as team mascot

The Longview Lobos should be good again...

if there's a high school football season

Looking forward to seeing how improved the Tatum Eagles are, from varsity on down to my grandson's 3rd/4th grade team...

if there's a football season

Looks like the 2020 season might be remembered as the year the ball got pulled away-

We'll see-