Opener

A combination of turnovers, missed opportunities and a 2nd quarter offensive barrage of points put up by the Nixa Eagles led to an opening season loss 47-7  for the Smith-Cotton football Tigers Friday night in Nixa.

The Smith-Cotton Tigers open their 2012 football season in Southwest Missouri at Nixa on Friday, August 24 to battle the Eagles. Head coach Mark Johnson, in his 14th year at Smith-Cotton, will lead a young team with only seven seniors and the balance of underclassmen, including four freshmen on the varsity roster.