Tate Falls To PHS

September 11, 2010

Pensacola High School’s Fighting Tigers beat the Aggies of Tate High Friday night, 32-9.

Both teams headed into the game with long winning streaks and huge opening week wins. Pensacola High — defending 3A state champs — came into the game with 15 wins in a row, while Tate had half a dozen. Last year’s matchup was a close one, with PHS pulling of a 7-0 win late in the fourth quarter. But the 2010 meeting of the longtime rivals was not as close.

The Tigers took a 6-0 lead after a two-yard TD and a missed kick with 4:45 to go in the first quarter. In the second quarter, PHS scored again with another two yard TD run and a 71-yard return. Tate answered at the end of the half with a 20-yard pass from Thumper Grice to Alex Westergreen.

In the third quarter, the Tigers struck again with a 26-yard touchdown run. Tate added three with a 32-yard field goal from Hagan Mancuso with 3:21 to go in the quarter. Then PHS added half a dozen more with a 20-yard run with less than half a minute to go in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was scoreless as Mike Bennett’s PHS Tigers beat Ed Rigby’s Aggies 32-9.

The Tate Aggies will be at home in Cantonment next Friday night against Crestview.

Comments

2 Responses to “Tate Falls To PHS”

  1. GS on September 13th, 2010 1:19 pm

    Way to go Tigers.

  2. goforit on September 12th, 2010 12:08 pm

    Where has Tates glory years gone.

    Someone needs to get some Aggie pride back and start playing some serious ball.

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