The Mathews High School football team took on the West Point Pointers last week in a pair of games. Last Wednesday, the JV Devils hosted West Point and fell to the Pointers, 38-24. Two days later, the varsity Devils traveled to West Point, falling 68-0.
JV Devils
In last week’s JV contest, Mathews played hard and had a lot of opportunities to win, but had too many mental mistakes and penalties to overcome, according to head coach Dustin Mullins.
“We scored at the half to get the ball back and we held the ball all third quarter,” he said. “Every time we score or were in position we had a flag. After that we got into our emotions and that took us out mentally. They scored on the next drive and put the game out of reach. We scored again before the game was over.
“Those young players played a really good game to end the year showed a lot of growth for this season,” Mullins said. “I’m proud of our guys and looking forward to them having experience next season.”
Varsity
In the varsity game, ...