Hayesville Falls to Tuscola

The Hayesville Yellow Jackets traveled to take on the Tuscola Mountaineers a solid 2a opponent. The game was similar in a lot of respects to the Franklin game. Hayesville got down early and fought back to make it close at halftime. Unfortunately, Tuscolas’s size on both lines and depth got to Hayesville in the second half resulting in a tough 46-21 loss.

1st Half:

Hayesville’s received the ball to start the game but some penalties and offensive miscommunications stalled their first couple drives of the game. Tuscola struck first and took an early lead with the first two touchdowns of the game. Down 14-0 Hayesville answered in a big way with a 68-yard touchdown reception by Taylor McClure. He broke four or five different tackles on the play and it brought the score to 14-7. After forcing a punt Hayesville would get the ball back. An 11 play 82-yard drive finished off with a Logan Caldwell to Jake Mctaggart touchdown pass would tie the game at 14. Tuscola would score again though but miss the extra point to go up 20-14 going into halftime.

2nd Half:

Hayesville would attempt a surprise onside kick to start the second half. The Yellow Jackets were the ones that got surprised though when not only did Tuscola recover it. They would return it to the Hayesville 22-yard line, having great starting field position. Tuscola would capitalize scoring and going up 27-14. Tuscola would go on to score three more times to take a big 46-14 lead. Hayesville would answer late trying to fight back when Caldwell found McClure on a deep ball hitting him in stride en route to an 80-yard touchdown. It was too late in the game though, when Tuscola got the ball back though they were able to knee it out to end the game, winning 46-21.

Hayesville Head Coach Chad McClure Postgame Quotes:

“Similar to the Franklin game, I thought we played pretty good in the first half. We had terrible field position all half, we could never flip the field. Same thing in the second half, we tried the onside kick and just didn’t execute. We have to find a way to execute better in the second against quality teams.”

“They did a good job, they had good offensive and defensive lines. Once again I felt like they wore us down a little bit. We can’t continue to use that as an excuse though, we have to find a way because this is what we got. We’re gonna keep working, hopefully, we learn from this, continue to improve and it will help us down the road.”

Hayesville Highlights:

https://youtu.be/JU6nemwB2f4

Notable Hayesville Stats:

Logan Caldwell: 21-29 passing for 377 yards, 3 TDs, 1 Int

Taylor McClure: 8 receptions for 201 yards, 2 TDs

Jake McTaggart: 8 receptions for 92 yards, 1 TD

Hayesville next plays on Friday, September 24th at Georgia Force. The game will be live on fyntv.com and coverage will start with the pregame show at 7:00 PM.  Make sure to tune into fyntv.com for the WNC Friday Night Pressbox show to see the Hayesville at Georgia Force preview. To get updates or see how the Yellow Jackets have done tune in to all the latest FYN sports coverage on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and at https://claync.fetchyournews.com/category/teamfynsports