Game 1: Austin Reed and the Sebastian Eagles football team lose a close season opener to the Swiss Point Raiders.

The opening of the regular football season for the St. Johns Middle School Athletic Association started with a game between the Sebastian Middle School Eagles and the Switzerland Point Raiders football teams.  The game ended in a 6 – 19 loss for the Eagles, but the game was a lot closer than the score shows.  The Raiders scored with a long opening drive to take a 6 – 0 lead.  The Eagles then drove the field and scored, only to have the touchdown called back for an alleged holding call, the drive then failed to produce a score.  Later in the second quarter, Quarterback Austin Reed, #7 for the Eagles, connected with his leading receiver Kareem Brown on a 70 yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 6 – 6.

The Eagles had a chance to take the lead in the third quarter when Austin Reed hit his slot receiver on the goal line for what appeared to be the go-ahead touchdown, but the ball came out of the receivers hands just prior to crossing the goal line.  Soon after, the Raiders drove the length of the field and scored to go ahead 6 – 13.  The Eagles final drive failed on the Raiders 15 yard line late in the 4th quarter.  The final score for the Raiders came against the back-ups for the Eagles who substituted the starters on the Raiders final drive.

Austin Reed, #7, played both quarterback and middle linebacker for the Sebastian Middle School Eagles throwing 6 completions on 11 passing attempts, for 120 yards.  On defense he recorded 3 solo tackles and shared many other tackles with his defensive teammates.