Holding on to victory

The Owls (pictured) are Southwest Football League (SFL) junior-tackle division champions. In a competitive game against the Tigers, the Owls came out on top 20-14. With 10 seconds left in the game, the Tigers were driving deep into Owls territory, but time expired as a group of Owls tacklers brought the Tigers’ running back to the ground on the 8-yard line. The Owls are fifth and sixth graders from Annunciation Orthodox School, Presbyterian School, St. John’s School, Lanier Middle School, Pin Oak Middle School, Pershing Middle School, River Oaks Baptist School, and Trafton Academy. The SFL champs are (top row, from left) Reed Fowler, coach Brett Young, Simon Frankel, Jacob Young, Brock Barcot, Beck Johnson, coach Tucker Fowler, Mason Mendelovitz, Tyler Coffman, John Mehos, (bottom row, from left) Peter Henry, Landen Davis, Oliver Broach, Townes Johnson, Gabriel Cole, Harrison Westbrook, Aryeh Gaspard, Joseph Fiegl, and Chase Mould. 

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