Fans get first look at 2019 Blackcats at ‘Gatorade game’

The 2019 Fredericktown High School football team participated in its annual scrimmage, Saturday night.

Admission to the game was a sports drink for the players to use during the upcoming season.

The team split up into teams and got a chance to run, pass, catch, block, and tackle in front of fans at Blackcats Stadium.

The football preseason jamboree will be at 6 p.m., Friday, at Sikeston. The regular season opens with Kennett, Aug. 30, in Fredericktown.

Malachi Kyle attempts to break some tackles in the scrimmage, Saturday.

Tristan Casby finds some running room around the right side, as Mason Adams (51) leads the Black Team pursuit.

It’s a battle at the line of scrimmage between the two FHS squads.

Reese Francis catches the ball and heads up the field.