Junior High Football

Galion Defeats Wynford Seventh Grade Football

By: Kelsey Redden

The 7th grade football team hosted the Galion Tigers on Tuesday, September 24th in a 16-6 loss. The Royals got the ball first to start the game but were forced to punt. Taking a risk early in the game the Royals tried to run a fake punt and Galion was not tricked at all. Galion got the ball back in Wynford territory. The Tigers quickly scored on their first drive and converted the two point conversion bringing the score to 8-0 with 1:55 to go in the first quarter. Wynford got the ball back and scored on a 30 yard run by quarterback Joel Griffin. Wynford was unable to convert the two point conversion making the score 8-6 at the end of quarter one. Wynford’s defense was able to hold Galion in the second quarter but the Royals were unable to score themselves. Galion scored on the first drive after half but failed to score on the two point conversion bringing the score to 14-6. In the fourth quarter, Galion drove down the field but was stopped short of a touchdown on the five yard line and turned the ball over to the Royals. The Royals were stopped on downs and forced to punt from their own end zone where a bad snap lead to the Galion safety making the score 16-6. The Royals fall to 0-3 on the season and are back in action on October 1st hosting Bucyrus at 5:00 p.m.