Third-grade Bandit League team wins playoff opener in OT, while sixth-grade, fourth-grade teams' seasons conclude; fifth-grade squad plays in postseason opener Saturday at home after Bandit Bowl

October 31, 2012

Half of the Poteau Bandit League football teams are still alive in the postseason. The third-grade team defeated Greenwood (Ark.) Gray 18-12 in overtime Saturday in Greenwood. The next playoff game is a road contest against Van Buren (Ark.) White at 3:15 p.m. next Saturday.
The fifth-grade team got a bye into the second round of the playoffs, and will play its first postseason game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday against Van Buren Green at Costner Stadium right after the 2012 Bandit Bowl contest, which will begin at noon.
However, the seasons came to an end for the sixth-grade and fourth-grade Bandit League teams last Saturday. The sixth-grade team fell 24-12 to Greenwood Blue in Greenwood, while the fourth-grade lost 34-8 to Van Buren White in Van Buren.