The Boonville Pirates football team accomplished three feats Friday night in the season opener against the Pleasant Hill Roosters.
Along with winning the game 19-14 to start the season at 1-0, the Pirates also snapped a five-game losing streak against the Roosters. But more importantly, Boonville snapped a six-game losing streak in season openers.
Of course this game didn’t come easily. Aside from out-gaining Pleasant Hill 414-306 and out-playing the Roosters 13-0 after the first-two quarters, the Pirates still had to come from behind while scoring the go-ahead touchdown at the 4:44 mark in the fourth quarter on a 9-yard run by senior receiver LaTavius Shelby to make it a five-point ballgame.
