Fourth-quarter surge propels Tigers to win
Nick Mubanga and Owen O’Dell Excelsior Springs’ 22-7 Oct. 10 home win over Grandview came down to how the Tigers played in the fourth quarter, coach Jake Danneman, and teammates agreed.“I think our kids were ready to go to win the fourth quarter,” Danneman said.Mubanga and O’Dell said they could sense the Tigers were prepared to win the final quarter of the varsity 11-man football showdown.“We were getting louder and we were just cheering on the team,” said Mubanga, who contributed two TD runs to the win.A team talk after the third quarter sparked Excelsior Springs’ fourth-quarter performance, according to O’Dell.“It really raised our energy,” he said. Danneman attributed the Tigers’ fourth quarter – and second half in general – to the team’s locker room talk at halftime. He and his staff addressed alignment issues the Tigers were having, he said.“You align fo...