Choctaw Central earns first win of season

The Choctaw Central Warriors picked up their first victory of the COVID-19 season last Friday when they defeated Northeast Lauderdale 23-20 in prep football action.

“This was a real big victory for us,” Coach Pepper Posey said. “We are just now starting to play football. That wasn’t but our fourth game.

“I’m real proud of our offensive line. They blocked and we were able to run the ball. And the defense held them out,” Posey said .”Our assistant coaches did a great job getting them ready to play.”

Quarterback Eli Joe scored three touchdowns on the night.

His second touchdown in the third quarter put the Warriors up 16-7. But the Trojans came back with two unanswered touchdowns and went up 20-16.

With around four minutes left, Joe scored on a four-yard run. The extra point was good and the Warriors left 23-20,

The Trojans had the ball two more times and the held on for the victory.

“Our defense held them and we got the ball back,” Coach Pepper Posey said. “They got the ball back and the defense held them again. This team deserved to win. They have been through some adversity and then some with the COVID-19 in the summer and us now getting to practice.”

Choctaw Central will visit West Lauderdale on Friday.