Morton Ranch Mavericks vs. Obra D. Thompkins Falcons - October 9, 2025

     On Thursday, October 9, 2025, the Thompkins Falcons hosted the Morton Ranch Mavericks at Rhodes Stadium. Kick off was at 7pm. For Morton Ranch, this was the last game of the season at Rhodes Stadium.

    As you'll see when you get down to the box score, this wasn't a great night for the Mavericks. Each week, the Mavericks have looked better than the week before; until we got to this week. I have no idea what happened this week. I don't know if the flu has been going around, or something else was out of the ordinary, but watching them play looked like something was just off. There were a few moments where things looked normal, but they were few and far between.

    If I were advising the coaches, I would tell them to revisit their pass coverage. This aspect of the game was showing marked improvement, but not in this game. I saw players standing and waiting for receivers/ball carriers to get to them. I saw defensive players standing 5+ yards away from a receiver watching while he caught the ball then running toward the receiver. I saw long passes caught with no defender anywhere near the receiver. I would encourage the coaches to teach the players to be focused on the ball and not the other team. If they were, they might have recovered the fumble at the beginning of the second half instead of tackling the player so that he landed on top of the ball. I would also advise the coaches to get to the bottom of whatever it was that had the team out of sorts. There are still 3 games left in the season and the team still has the chance to finish 4-4 in district play.

    One bright spot was the punter. He has steadily improved throughout the season and this was probably his best game yet. 

Box Score
	1st Q	2nd Q	3rd Q	4th Q	Final
Morton Ranch Mavericks	0	0	0	2	2
Obra D. Thompkins Falcons	7	28	10	6	51

    Despite the way the game turned out, there are still players who deserve a pat on the back for their efforts during the game. The players who deserve attaboys this week are C. Williams, T. Lazar, T. Eli, M. Kinlaw, M. Washington, H. Reed, Hartwell, J. Wilson, C. Rosalez, L. Hernandez, C. Brown, D. Hamilton, & S. Fontenette. There was also a player who was injured in the 3rd quarter. I'm not sure who he is (I have a guess, but I'm not positive).  I would like to wish him a speedy recovery.

    Another bright spot for this game was the Maverick Belles' halftime performance. This week was the annual "Belle and a Buddy" dance. This year's theme was Under the Sea. There were lots of surfers, inflatable fish, inflatable sharks, and even and inflatable octopus. They looked like they were having fun and the crowd loved their performance.

    Next up for the Mavericks is their last Friday night game of the season. The Mavericks will take on the Rams from Mayde Creek on Friday, October 17, 2025. Kick off is scheduled for 7pm.

    Be there, be loud and GO MAVERICKS!