Sports: Lumberjacks Drop Season Opener

Vincent Steppes, Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union Player of th Game, turns up the speed.

All photos taken by Emmalee Goad.

In a hard fought game, that Warren lead at halftime, the Lumberjacks fell short in the opening non-conference game of the 2017 season by a score of 43-28 to Little Rock Christian. The Lumberjacks

Keemontre McKnight carries the ball for the Jacks.

fell behind 7-0 as LR Christian drove for a touchdown on their opening drive. They completed a long third down pass to keep the drive alive on the way to the first score. The Jacks battled back with a young quarterback, a sophomore running back and several new players on defense. J'Malachi Kinnard, a Jr., started his first high school game at quarterback and aquitted himself well. Sophomore running back Vincent Stepps also started his first high school game and played very well. Warren displayed a number of good plays on offense and defense throughout the game, while making a number of mistakes that hurt, including giving up a couple of long runs after missed tackles.

The Warren kicking game looked pretty good minus one high snap on an extra point and a breakdown or two in coverage. Keemontrae McKinight looked explosive and and had an outstanding touchdown catch and run early in the game.

Lumberjack defense wraps up a Warrior.

Warren lead at halftime but sputtered some in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter the Lumberjacks put another drive together and scored on a touchdown pass from Kinnard to Stepps. That was followed by a two point conversion pass again from Kinnard to Stepps. Stepps finished the night with two touchdown runs, a touchdown reception and the two point reception.

The Jacks battled all night but need to continue to improve to make a run at another conference and state title.
Next up for Warren is the Stuttgart Ricebirds September 8th at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:00 P.M. Stuttgart is highly ranked in class 4A and will be a worthy opponent. Warren fans need to show up and support the Jacks as they move forward with the 2017 season.