Mansfield Athletics

WEST POINT, N.Y.- The Mansfield Mountaineers sprint football team suffered their first loss of the season, falling in a road game to Army 24-7, on Friday, Oct. 9.
 
Jackson Taylor and Jack Burbage had dominant defensive nights with 16 and 10 total tackles respectively. Both linebackers had a pair of tackles for loss. Matt Machmer continued his ball hawking season collecting two more interceptions. 
 
The Mountie (3-1) offense was stifled for the first time this season. Joseph Frye threw for 107 yards and a touchdown and interception. Ajani Gibson was the leading receiver with 31 yards and a touchdown. 
 
Mansfield scored on their first drive of the game. Frye would connect with Gibson to take a 7-0 lead. Machmer would grab his first interception of the game but was stopped on fourth down on the ensuing possession. The Mountaineers would hold that score into the end of the quarter.
 
The Mansfield defense would open the second quarter with a goal line stand. Army would find the endzone on their next possession with an 18-yard pass play to tie the score 7-7. Machmer would snag his second interception of the night at the end of the half, keeping the score 7-7.
 
The Black Knights would take the lead with a short field goal in the third quarter to go up 10-7. 
 
Army would pull away in the final quarter, finding the endzone twice and coming away with the 24-7 victory. 
 
Up Next
Mansfield has a week off before hitting the road once again, on Oct 24, when they travel to Franklin Field to take on Penn.