BRINKLEY - Brinkley had couple of big plays that led to touchdowns as the Junior Tigers knocked off the Woodlawn Junior Bears, 24-14, in the season finale Friday afternoon at Tiger Stadium in Brinkley.
After Woodlawn fumbled away the opening kickoff, the Junior Tigers were facing fourth-and-1 at the Junior Bear 36 when they broke through the line of scrimmage for a 36-yard touchdown run. Brinkley was successful on the two-point conversion to go up 8-0.
On the ensuing kickoff, Griffin Manes returned it 58 yards to the Junior Tiger 20, and on the next snap had a 16-yard gain down to the Brinkley 4. Two plays later, quarterback Tate Jacks ran it in from five yards out for the score. Manes added the two-point conversion to tie the game, 8-8 with 3:53 left in the first quarter.