Walter Johnson football rallies past Falcons to cap unbeaten season
Walter Johnson Middle School quarterback Jazion Burgess (left) picks up yardage on the ground during Wednesday’s home football game against Table Rock at Freedom High School. Despite trailing at halftime, the Yellow Jackets (7-0, 6-0 in Foothills Athletic Conference) rallied for a 20-18 victory over the Falcons (4-1 in FAC) as they finished with a perfect record and captured a conference title in Kyle Fox’s first year as head coach. Burgess passed for 118 yards and two touchdowns in the contest, and he also ran for 88 yards and a score as he totaled 1,100 rushing yards and 618 passing yards on the season.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
Walter Johnson’s Nas Corpening (right) leaps for the ball as Table Rock’s Kiliko Sigmon (left) and Lewis Beck (center) defend during Wednesday’s game at Freedom. Corpening ended up recording a 65-yard catch-and-run as he reached the end zone on the play. Jace Jordan (51 receiving yards) added an 11-yard TD reception for the Yellow Jackets.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. photos / THE PAPER
Table Rock’s Brentley Lowery (left) looks for running room against Walter Johnson on Wednesday at Freedom. Although the Yellow Jackets have completed their season, the Falcons will finish the year with a home game against Liberty (2-3 in FAC) on Oct. 21.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
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Walter Johnson Middle School quarterback Jazion Burgess (left) picks up yardage on the ground during Wednesday’s home football game against Table Rock at Freedom High School. Despite trailing at halftime, the Yellow Jackets (7-0, 6-0 in Foothills Athletic Conference) rallied for a 20-18 victory over the Falcons (4-1 in FAC) as they finished with a perfect record and captured a conference title in Kyle Fox’s first year as head coach. Burgess passed for 118 yards and two touchdowns in the contest, and he also ran for 88 yards and a score as he totaled 1,100 rushing yards and 618 passing yards on the season.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
Walter Johnson’s Nas Corpening (right) leaps for the ball as Table Rock’s Kiliko Sigmon (left) and Lewis Beck (center) defend during Wednesday’s game at Freedom. Corpening ended up recording a 65-yard catch-and-run as he reached the end zone on the play. Jace Jordan (51 receiving yards) added an 11-yard TD reception for the Yellow Jackets.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. photos / THE PAPER
Table Rock’s Brentley Lowery (left) looks for running room against Walter Johnson on Wednesday at Freedom. Although the Yellow Jackets have completed their season, the Falcons will finish the year with a home game against Liberty (2-3 in FAC) on Oct. 21.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
Table Rock’s Kaycen Powell (5) eludes a Walter Johnson tackler on Wednesday at Freedom.
- JAMES LYNCH JR. / THE PAPER
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