Football team gets first win against KC Southwest
Jaguar football prevails against KC Southwest, 72-6
The football team defeated KC Southwest, 72-6 on Friday, Sept. 27, recording its first win of the season.
In the first 1:12 of the game, the Jaguars recorded a safety and junior wide receiver Christian Jegen scored a touchdown.
Soon thereafter, Southwest came back with a touchdown on a punt return, bringing the score to 9-6, Mill Valley. With 5:35 remaining in the first quarter, sophomore quarterback Payton Marlow brought the Jaguars up six more points after a good field goal by junior kicker Andrew Hicks. Three minutes later, junior quarterback Logan Koch scored, followed by another touchdown from Jegen. By the end of the first quarter, the Jaguars led 30-6.
At the end of the second quarter, Koch scored again, and sophomore wide receiver Ben Hartman added two more touchdowns to the board, the Jags leading 59-6 at the half.
Freshman quarterback Brody Flaming closed out the second half with two more touchdowns, making the final score 72-6.
“It felt good to get our first win, but I think [the team] would agree that in order to be a better team, we need harder competition,” sophomore safety Joel Donn said.
Donn said the win helped the team gain determination for the rest of the season.
“[The win] helped boost our confidence going into … the tougher games of the season,” Donn said.
Despite the enthusiasm of the team’s first win, Donn said they still have room for improvement.
“[We need to work on] playing as a team and not being selfish,” Donn said.
The Jaguars will take on Staley away on Friday, Oct. 4.
