Austin Reed and the Sebastian Middle School Eagles football team beat rivals Pacetti Bay Middle School

It took four years and about six tries, but on Thursday, October 17th, Quarterback Austin Reed, #7, and his Sebastian Middle School Eagles football teammates beat another cross town rival, the Pacetti Bay Middle School Wildcats, in a wild game that wasn’t decided until the last play.  Leading 22 – 12 in the 4th quarter, the Eagles had a critical turnover that gave the ball to the Wildcats at their own 25 yard line.  They took advantage of this opportunity to drive the length of the field and score a touchdown and make the two conversion to make the game 22 – 20.  After the Eagles were forced to punt on their next drive, Pacetti Bay drove the length of the field again only to be held at the 10 yard line where the quarterback fumbled the ball on the snap and it was recovered by the Eagles with time expiring.

The Sebastian Middle School Eagles played an unusually conservative offensive game that showed in the limited 8 attempts that quarterback Austin Reed, #7, made.  He completed 4 of the attempts for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns (115.6 rating).  Austin also played middle linebacker on defense recording several tackles.  With the win, the Eagles improved to 6 – 1 on the season and locked up 2nd place in the St. Johns Middle School Athletic Association conference going into the playoffs.  The next game for Austin Reed, #7, and the rest of the Sebastian Middle School Eagles football team is Thursday, October 24th at 6:00 p.m. at Pomar Park in St. Augustine.