CCS football falls to Danville

By Gavin Glenn
UCA sportswriting

Try as they might, the Conway Christian Eagles were not able to pull off a redeeming victory over the Danville Little Johns last Friday in Conway.

After falling by 36-0 last year, CCS came within 31-14 this time. Danville improved to 3-1; Conway Christian fell to 2-2.

Shortly after kickoff, Eagles linebacker Jonathan Watson intercepted the ball on the Eagle 35, giving the fans something to cheer about. This small victory was short lived; however; Danville's Jacob Gates sacked the Eagles' QB Kirby Powell, forcing the Eagles to punt. After this, things were in-sync for the Little Johns, who scored 31 points during the first half alone with one field goal and four touch downs.
“We made a lot of mistakes and made a lot of fumbles," CCS coach Chuck Speer said.

The Eagles made a comeback in the second half but weren’t able to clinch the victory. TE Jonathan Watson scored a touchdown just after half time, but the attempted two-point conversion was no good. Shortly after that, RB Bates Isom completed a 41-yard touchdown run, with RB Adam “Fuzzy” Ragland successfully completed the two-point conversion.