The Smith-Cotton Football Tigers dropped their home opener Friday night (August 31) at a rain-soaked Jennie Jaynes Stadium, losing to the Helias Crusaders with a score of 35-6.
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.