IN PICTURES: MARATHON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL FACES FIRST TEST

Seventh grader Jack Chapman (22) gets around a Ransom Everglades defender.

The Marathon Middle School football team took to the gridiron for the first time on Sept. 10 as they battled the Ransom Everglades Raiders. Despite a strong second-half showing from the Dolphins led by running backs Jack Chapman and Dylan Williams, Marathon fell to the visitors, 28-7.