The 9th grade Golden Eagle’s football team played strong but lost 26-18 against Bellwood.

Bellwood returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, putting Tyrone in a 7-0 hole to start the game.

Tyrone came back and scored early in the second quarter to bring the game to within one and kept the fight to Bellwood.

Not long after the half Bellwood scored a touchdown.  The two point conversion was good, bring the score to 12-20 Bellwood.

Tyrone ran the ball effectively in third quarter  However, Bellwood was able to stop the Eagle drive and Tyrone turned the ball over on downs.

Later that quarter, Tyrone corner Parker Mitchell picked of a Bellwood pass and returned it for a touchdown, reducing Bellwood’s lead to only two points,  18-20.

The flow of the game then changed and shifted to Bellwood.  They seemed to want it more the second half.  Tyrone’s defense couldn’t hold back the Bellwood’s running game.

Bellwood scored another rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, putting the game out of reach for the Eagles.

The final score was 26-18.