Junior Mavericks take the field
HERALD SPORTS STAFF | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 11 months AGO
The fourth-grade Junior Mavericks football team takes on Kennewick in the Columbia Basin Youth Football playoffs on Saturday. Kennewick won the game 21-6.
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Defenders for the sixth-grade Junior Mavericks go in for a tackle against Richland on Saturday. Richland won the game 19-13.
MOSES LAKE – Three Junior Maverick teams, competing with Columbia Basin Youth Football, began the postseason Saturday.
The fourth and sixth grade Junior Mavericks both played at Lions Field, falling to Kennewick 21-6 and Richland 19-13, respectively. The seventh grade team lost 55-43 on the road against Pendleton. The eighth grade Junior Mavericks earned a first-round bye and begin the postseason next Saturday.
Defenders for the sixth-grade Junior Mavericks go in for a tackle against Richland on Saturday. Richland won the game 19-13.ARTICLES BY HERALD SPORTS STAFF
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