Cowboys bring Thunder and Lightning to football opener

Thompson, Portwood lead #2 ranked Lemmon-McIntosh past M-R-NE 46-14

Lemmon-McIntosh’s Isaiah Portwood (3) catches a long pass from Cody Thompson before he runs it in for a touchdown during the Cowboys’ season opening win over Mott-Regent-New England in Mott Friday.
Lemmon-McIntosh’s Isaiah Portwood (3) catches a long pass from Cody Thompson before he runs it in for a touchdown during the Cowboys’ season opening win over Mott-Regent-New England in Mott Friday.

If the Lemmon-McIntosh Cowboy football team named its players the way real-life cowboys name their broncs, quarterback Cody Thompson and running back Isaiah Portwood would undoubtedly be known as “Thunder” and “Lightning.” Anderson has a cannon for an arm, throwing for 40 TDs last season, and Portwood’s speed and sure-hands can light up opposing defenses. Together, they’re like a force of nature.

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