Not many happy returns in Many

Oakdale coming off a Homecoming win against Rosepine rode a wave of confidence into Many to face the number one ranked team in the State and scored on its opening possession. But the tide was turned as Many capitalized on Oakdale's costly mistakes, and the Warriors left town with a blemish on its record after losing 68-19.
"To beat the number one (team) you have to play mistake free football, and we did not do that Friday night," said Randall Gordon. "We came out prepared and ready to play, but we had too many mistakes and turnovers which made the point deficit too large to overcome.  We struck first and put Many on their heels a little bit early, but every time we would get something going we made a costly mistake."
The Warrior offense found some efficiency through the air as Slate Jordan completed 11 of 28 passes for 236 yards and threw for three touchdowns. He connected with James Evins on a 33-yard pass reception for a touchdown to begin the game and capped off back-to-back scoring drives in the second quarter with touchdowns to Terrance Holmes. Along with their scores, Evins hauled in 106 yards on four completions, and Holmes hauled in 77 yards on three completions. Derrick Winnfield got in on the act catching three balls for 46 yards.
"We knew what to expect from their defense and we exploited a couple weaknesses for some first downs and even touchdowns, said Gordon. "The passing game was our best shot, and we found some holes."
The other side of the ball was not as efficient as the Warrior defense had the tall order of going against an offense that Gordon describes as,  "like none other we see and they run it fast."  He went on to say, "We were able to stop them a few times, but they were able to bust a couple big plays early to get ahead enough to get comfortable.  Then they really started to move the chains."
"We will have to learn from this game and be ready for the next week and the next challenge which is the Bunkie Panthers for Senior Night in Oakdale," Gordon said.  "We believe that if we win the next two games it is a good possibility for a home playoff game in the first round of the playoffs."