by Brian Magee
The Red Bud Musketeers were derailed last week by the Shells from Roxana in Red Bud.
The contest began with the Musketeers kicking to Roxana to start the game. The Shells took the ball and set up their offense near their own 40 yard line and quickly drove into Red Bud territory. On a second down run, the Shells scored on a 43 yard touchdown to open the scoring. The two point play gave Roxana an early 8-0 lead. Zach Manning took the ensuing kick off and was brought down after a strong return at the Musketeer 28 yard line, but Red Bud turned the ball over on first down when Dylan Oliver’s pass was intercepted at the Roxana 40. The Shells moved the ball deep into Musketeer territory and scored on a 13 yard touchdown pass; the PAT made it 13-0.
For more on the Musketeers, please see this week’s print edition.