DC Hawks Toughest Challenge Awaits

“The race is not for the swift, but for those that endure to the end”, and truly, what an exhilarating race it has been. Having played six (6) matches and winning only three (3), the Tackle footballers have seen the end to a bitter-sweet season one might say, but boy did they go out with a bang. They played their final match at May Day High school against the notorious Papine high on Saturday December 10,2022. The match saw the deCarteret College Hawks the victor, beating Papine by a whopping 30-12 points.

The Hawks went into their match against Papine following a match against local rivals Mayday High on December 2. Against May Day the Hawks suffered their biggest upset of the season, losing 8-6 in what was a hotly contested and feisty bout. So, they went into the Papine match with the pain of defeat fresh in their minds and gave everything they had. Touchdown after touchdown, conversion after conversion, the Hawks were simply in a class of their own. The Papine “Lions” simply stood no chance.

Their next bout is on January 13, 2023, where the deCarteret College “Hawks” will face the Munroe College “Invincibles,” who are unbeaten in all their matches played. The odds are stacked against them, but with their heads held high and victory in mind the Hawks are aiming to deliver and bring home the win. The Hawks vs the Invincibles, the Underdog vs the Champion, deCarteret College vs Munroe College, January 13, stay tuned.