Mustangs try to regroup, host Carlisle Friday

School Mustangs football team is 4-2, there's still that lingering cloud hanging over the team from last weekend's 42-20 loss at Tenaha, the District 20-1A opener for both teams.

The Mustangs will try to make that cloud go away at Coach Chester Roy Stadium on Friday night when they come home to face another 20-1A team, Carlisle (6-0). And boy, is this one big. into their bye week on Oct. 6,

so far this year, averaging 42

though Tenaha led 22-0 at the

then whipped Karnack at Karnack,

points per game.

half, the Tigers had two touchdowns

59-0. But Overton did not

The Indians have recorded wins

called back for illegal

play well in the strange Saturday

over Oakwood, Alba-Golden,

blocks.

game last weekend at Tenaha, and

Shelbyville, Cayuga, Evadale and

One thing that the 'Stangs did

opened district play on a bad foot.

Mount Enterprise.

right was execute a fake punt, ran

Carlisle, meanwhile, has been

It will be up to the Mustangs to

by Jamal Thompson, for a 54-

stepping a mudhole in opponents

slow down the Indians or fall into

yard gain in the third quarter. But

and then walking it dry. The Indians

an 0-2 district hole, of which it

a fumble gave the ball right back

haven't really had a close game

could be very difficult to climb

to Tenaha, which scored with just

yet - they've allowed just 14

out.

over three minutes left to extend

points through the six games

Overton will have to avoid the

its lead to 28-0.

played (including their own district

kinds of mistakes that plagued it

Overton tried to mount a comeback,

opener, a 32-7 win over

last week at Tenaha, where the

getting on the board late in

Mount Enterprise last week), and Mustangs had six turnovers (four the third quarter when quarterback Chris Harman for a 39-yard touchdown pass to cut it to 28-0.

Tenaha scored again, though, and by the time the Mustangs grabbed their final two touchdowns (a 2-yard run by Thompson and a later score on a quarterback sneak by DuBose), it was too late.

Thompson, one of several talented OHS offensive players, finished with 165 yards and the score on 15 carries.

The Mustangs kick off against Carlisle at 7:30 p.m. Friday night.