Area Football Roundup

WarCats Lose Opener to Bayard

The Leyton/ Banner County WarCats opened their 2019 campaign with a 42-to-26 loss to the Bayard Tigers at Banner County High School Friday night. As with other games in the region, weather was a factor causing an hour delay in a game that the WarCats kept close through the first half. The WarCats were able to keep close to the Tigers in the first quarter, then solid defense and turnovers had the WarCats within two at the half, 28-to-26. But the Tigers were able to shut out the WarCats in the second half while adding two more touchdowns to seal the win. The WarCats...