'Thunderbirds fall to C-J-I, Wildcats to Shelby

The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds fell in their home opener to the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks Saturday afternoon 30-22.

The Thunderbirds have been very competitive early on this season competing in the Northern C for the first time.

Hays/Lodge Pole kept the game close start to finish after losing junior running back Chance Main to an undisclosed injury in the first quarter.

Senior Frank RunsAbove took over the backfield duties for the Thunderbirds.

Hays/Lodge Pole trailed the Hawks 16-8 at the intermission and were not able to close the gap in the second half to fall to 0-2 on the season.

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