Pioneers look sharp, knock off Sunburst 41-25 in season opener

The Big Sandy Pioneers got exactly what they wanted to start the 2018 Northern C Six-man football season, a big win over the visiting Sunburst Refiners Saturday night 41-25.

The Pioneers under the direction of first year head coach Chuck Terry started off a little slow but woke up in a big way and had more left in the tank down the stretch than the Refiners.

Sunburst got on the scoreboard first with a 18 yard run to take a 6-0 lead over the Pioneers. Both teams defenses played well in the opening stanza and the Refiners took their slim lead into the second quarter.

Sophomore Kade Strutz found...