Sports
October 18, 2024
GANS FOOTBALL
Hornets sting Grizzlies
COPAN — Things did not go the way of the Gans Grizzlies on Thursday night as they lost their District BII-4 road game to the host Copan Hornets 56-0 in a game that ended by the 45-point mercy rule at halftime.
The Hornets (6-1 overall, 2-0 in district play) led 40-0 after a quarter, then outscored the Grizzlies 16-0 in the second quarter to put the game into mercy-rule status.
First-year Gans coach Gary Hixon said miscues doomed the Grizzlies (1-6, 0-2).
“We turned the ball over a lot,” Hixon...