CANTON, Ohio -- The Lanesborough Tigers Friday dropped their second of two games at the World Youth Football Championships, falling to the Montana Outlaws, 30-0.
"The Outlaws had a very well-oiled passing attack that included four or five wideouts on each play, which is something the Tigers have never played defense against," Lanesborough coach Jason Pause said. "We eventually adjusted and improved our defense against the West Coast style offense, but not before getting down several touchdowns from some big pass plays."
In Friday's consolation game, the Tigers' offense had more success than it did in Thursday's tournament opener, but it was unable to finish drives and put the ball in the end zone.
Coming out on the losing side of the scoreboard diminishes neither the experience for the players nor the program's gratitude for the hundreds of people who contributed financially to the trip, Pause said.
"Very good and humbling experience for the team," he said. "I don’t think the score was a very good depiction of the game or competition on the field, but they where definitely the better team today. Many of our kids were still feeling sore from our first game, but we toughed it out and played our best."
The team heads back to the Berkshires on Saturday.
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Pittsfield Wins County Youth Football Crown in Dramatic Fashion
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Jaziah Grandson raced 48 yards as time expired to score the winning touchdown as the Pittsfield Bulldogs Saturday beat Lanesborough, 20-14, in the championship game of the Berkshire County Youth Football League's Senior Division.
Grandson scored all three Pittsfield touchdowns in its come-from-behind victory at Berkshire Community College.
Earlier in the day, Dalton beat Adams-Cheshire, 22-6, in the title game of the Junior Division.
Grandson scored on a 58-yard run on fourth-and-10 near midfield with 7 minutes, 25 seconds left to play. Maxton Powell's two-point conversion tied the game at 14-14.
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But on second-and 23 from the 25, Lanesborough fumbled, and Powell recovered for the Bulldogs at their 27 with 15 seconds left to play.
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