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OK3Sports Football: Munford Lions vs Oxford Yellow Jackets
First Look: OK3Sports Photojournalist Darren Parker’s raw edit from the Munford Lions and the Oxford Yellow Jackets at Oxford Yellow Jackets Stadium in Oxford, AL., on Friday, August 23, 2019.
Photo Gallery Coming Soon – Lions vs Yellow Jackets – 23 August 2019
Oxford 48, Munford 6
Lions Football falls to Yellow Jackets in the season opener.
The Oxford Yellow Jackets got their season started off in a dominating fashion on Friday night with a 48-6 win over Munford Lions.
The Yellow Jackets took the field for the first time under, the four-time state championship head coach Keith Etheredge.
J.B. Carlisle rushed for 133 yards on 17 carries, including a 33-yard touchdown run. Roc Taylor added two touchdowns, Traquon Fegans and Jordan Dobbins each scored one touchdown for the Yellow Jackets.
QB Trey Higgins completed 8-of-10 passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns including a 24-yarder to Zay Britt and added 23-yard TD.
Munford got on the scoreboard just before the half, QB Kamron Sandlin connected with Justin Sistrunk with a 21-tard touchdown pass to end the half 34-6.
Oxford finished the game as a team with 380 total yards of offense (283 rushing, 97 passing) while holding Munford to just 21 yards, minus -24 rushing.
The Oxford Yellow Jackets improved to 1-0 with the victory and will battle the Gadsden City Titans in a non-league game on Friday, August 30th. With the loss, Munford moves to 0-1 on the season, they will travel to Talladega to attempt the first win of the 2019 season.
