Tigers look forward to feud

It’s been more than a week since Charleston dropped a tough 28-27 loss to Dardanelle, but coach Greg Kendrick said his decision to go for two and the win with a little more than a minute left wouldn’t change today.

“We had four two-way starters that had gotten hurt and were out,” Kendrick said. “I’d make that call 100 times over. We got the look we wanted, just didn’t get it done at that time.

“Somebody said that’s the first time we’ve lost a nonconference game since 2012. I don’t know that for sure, but I know it’s been a long time.”

Having the four two-way starters outplayed a huge part in the call to go for the win with 1:02 left in the fourth quarter, Kendrick said.

“With everyone healthy, playing at home probably not,” Kendrick said. “We’ve got a great kicker. In that situation we probably line up and kick it and see what happens.”

Three of those four players who finished the Dardanelle game on the sideline will return for Charleston’s game Friday against Ozark known as the Franklin County feud. Dean Lea, a starter at receiver and linebacker, is out with a shoulder injury, Kendrick said.

The Tigers (1-1) utilized the bye week to get healthy, but have gone back to work on the practice field this week, Kendrick said.

“Ozark will be a good test for us,” Kendrick said. “But that’s the case with all our nonconference games. They are gonna give us a pretty good indication of where we’re at. We’ve had our best two days of practice this week The kids have come back mentally focused.”