Plains ends season at home

In one of the highest scoring games of the season for both teams, Plains fell in their final contest of the season at home Wednesday, 82-38, to the Darby Tigers.

In the first moments of the game, Plains fumbled the kickoff return but then the Tigers also fumbled and Horseman Nicholas Hill picked up the ball and ran it back for a touchdown. Senior Mason Elliott followed it up with the conversion and Plains held the lead. Minutes later, however, Darby came back and tied the game. The Horsemen showed determination as quarterback Darren Standeford then shot an eight-yard pass into the hands of Aden West, who ran it in for a touchdown and Plains again took the lead 14-8 as the first quarter came to an end.

In the second quarter, the Tigers scored once again and took the lead. On Plains' next possession, Hill returned the kickoff 56 yards, but the Horsemen were unable to add to the scoreboard and turned the ball over on downs. Darby then scored two touchdowns in a row and brought the score to 32-14. With less than 30 seconds left in the half, Standeford ran the ball in for a touchdown and Plains went into the locker room down 32-20.

The Horsemen maintained the score in the third quarter, scoring on a pass to West in the end zone. Darby continued their scoring run and were up 46-26 as the final quarter started. Darby scored early in the fourth, but Plains shot one more into the end zone with a 20-yard pass from senior Joe Pullen to West to put another six points on the scoreboard. The Tigers didn't let up, however, and won 82-38.

Plains celebrated their football and cross country senior athletes before the game on Wednesday, including football players Levi Blood, Mason Elliott, Austin Hansen and Joe Pullen, as well as cross country runners Lillian MacDonald and Kassidy O'Keefe.