
10/11/2025
Blu-Jays convert takeaways into Homecoming win
BY TONY FURSE
Pleasanton converted two second-quarter fumble recoveries and a third-quarter interception into passing touchdowns to break a three-game losing skid and claim a 41-6 Homecoming win over Southeast-Cherokee Friday at Blu-Jay Nation Stadium.
Aaron Cook's fumble recovery after Owen Miller's strip led to a 5-yard scoring pass from Kamden Staton to Aiden Patrick.
Two plays later, Mario Davis' strip-and-steal along the visitors' sideline led to the unusual play of the night--Staton lofting a 25-yard pass to Davis, who had slipped and fallen backward but caught the scoring pass sitting down after the ball had deflected off his Lancer defender.
In the third quarter, Gage McGinnis, the night's royalty along with Natalie Bautista, returned an interception for 65 yards, setting up a Staton-to-Davis 10-yard touchdown, Davis' third scoring reception and Staton's fifth touchdown toss.
Read the game's details, Coach Clint Johnson's insights, and the box score in next week's Oct. 15 Linn County News.
TONY ON THE ROAD NEXT FRIDAY: Pleasanton at Uniontown.
Friday's other Linn County football scores: Prairie View 49, Anderson County 8; Pittsburg St. Mary's-Colgan 55, Jayhawk-Linn 6.