GLEN MILLS – On Friday evening, Bucktail (1-1) made the four-hour trip out to Glen Mills High School with the hope of putting an end to a 12-game losing streak spanning back to 2023 against developing program Renaissance Academy. It’d go on to do just that, but not in the way the Bucks were hoping.

Upon arrival, they warmed up as usual, but the Knights never took the field according to Bucktail head football coach Kevin Ransom. It was soon revealed that there weren’t enough officials for the game to move forward.

Though Ransom and Renaissance Academy head coach Harold Smith worked tirelessly to get the necessary number over, it didn’t happen. Having made the long trip over, the Bucks were granted the win by forfeit, ending its loss streak in insignificant fashion.

“(The) kids are disappointed,” said Ransom on the result. “Although they (Renaissance Academy) were big, this was definitely a team we were going to compete with. They were confident after a good week of practice.”

Ten minutes after the set game time of 7 p.m., Ransom met with Smith to discuss the situation. They had one official on site, two on the way and agreed that if they could get the required number of officials – five – by 8 p.m., they’d compete as planned.

But as 8 p.m. passed, the number of referees on site remained one. With Bucktail’s long postgame drive back, it decided it couldn’t hold out longer, and the game was marked a win by forfeit for the Bucks.

Renaissance Academy (0-2), a four-year-old, jump-start program still searching for its first win in school history, was an opponent head coach Kevin Ransom and the Bucks felt they had a good shot at defeating. While it technically did that, missing out on the opportunity to earn a win outright still stings.

Nonetheless, the Bucks will look to shake off the disappointment as they prepare for their next matchup against Moniteau (1-1) on the road, a team Ransom feels the Bucks can compete with. That game is set for 7 p.m. in West Sunbury.