San Marcos Academy (SMA) bested six-man newcomer Menard 68-57 in the Bears’ third matchup of 2022 on Sept. 8.
The Bears and Yellowjackets went back and forth throughout the game, with special teams being the main factor that got SMA the win. One thing that really made the difference for us was special teams. Senior Cole Krackau hit all but one of his PATs and Menard had to settle for one-point attempts after several unsuccessful PAT attempts.
Krackau is one of the Bears’ senior leaders and is having to take on even more responsibilities with the absence of fellow senior Mitchell Howard. Howard was injured on Sept. 2 during SMA’s 66-54 win against Bracken Christian. Another key to the Bears’ victory was senior TJ Murphy. TJ had successful snaps throughout the game at the center position, caught five passes and returned an onside kick attempt for a touchdown. TJ was also impactful defensively totaling five unassisted tackles, nine assists, a tackle for loss and forced a fumble and recovered it.
