Blackhawks blank Saxons in GSL football

On paper, and in the record books, Cheney’s 15-0 Greater Spokane League football win Sept. 9 at Tom Oswald Field illustrated that the Blackhawks played some solid defense.

But as head coach Bobby Byrd pointed out, the goose egg on the scoreboard just scratched the surface.

“Across the board our defensive unit did well,” Byrd wrote in an email. “(We) brought pressure when needed, stayed discipline in our reads at linebacker and the secondary.”

Linebacker Curran Moore coralled a big interception that gave Cheney momentum and Micah Ragaza-Bourasa had several no gain, or tackle for losses that rea...