10-17-08 Looking back

Published 12:00 am Friday, October 17, 2008

TWENTY YEARS AGO — Gene Atkins blocks a field goal which is returned 58 yards for a touchdown by Dave Waymer as the New Orleans Saints defeat Seattle 20-19 to take sole possession of first place in the NFC West.

TEN YEARS AGO — Cory Gordon scores on a 13-yard run with 1:52 left in the game and Burl Burns’s 36-yard field goal as time expires is blocked as the Ferriday Trojans hold on to defeat the Vidalia Vikings 32-30.

FIVE YEARS AGO — Tony McCray’s 48-yard touchdown run in the third quarter starts a 33-point second half for Tylertown as the third-ranked Chiefs remain undefeated with a 47-14 win over Jefferson County.

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