CHS gridders set amazing record in first game

By Jade Witmer and Jesse Olmstead, Chronicle staff

With 4:27 left on the clock in the fourth quarter, the football was launched high into the air, streaming down the sideline. Everyone in the stands held their breath as the ball was obtained by a raging receiver with nothing in his path. This receiver ran the ball back 99 yards for the touchdown, but it wasn’t just ANY touchdown.

Cleveland High School’s first football game against Corinth Holders on August 28 turned out to be amazing for several reasons: this was the first football game in Cleveland High School's history, the Rams got a “W,” and a record that can will be hard to top found its way into the night as well. Something EVERYONE has been talking about.

This amazing achievement started on a rocket, shot out of the arms of Tre Joyner, the starting quarterback for the Rams. As wide receiver Andrew Daughtry dashed down the field, Joyner connected with the speedy wideout. Daughtry ran with the wind, with all his might, into the end zone for the record-setting touchdown.

Daughtry and Joyner walked off like they had been there before, and the game went on. Many may have not known what had been accomplished out of the play. When CHS head coach Marc Morris was asked if he knew what had happened after the game, he said, “No, we just executed a play, and it worked out for the kids. We were just happy to get off the goal line.”

“This play will be tied, but it can’t be broken,” said Coach Morris. As Cleveland takes the field again night after night, will this record be tied? What do Joyner and Daughtry have to say about the miraculous play? The Chronicle spoke with both players, and their thoughts will be unveiled soon.

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