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Berrien Rebels come back to defeat Lanier
Kal Simmons found Tre Harris for a 25-yard touchdown pass with 4:44 remaining in the game to give the Berrien Rebels a 16-10 win over Lanier County at Roquemore Stadium in Lakeland.
The Rebels were plagued by six turnovers, but the Berrien defense stood tall on nearly each occasion.
With Lanier leading 7-0, Simmons found Asa Adkins on an 18-yard touchdown pass. An offsides penalty gave the Rebels the ball on the 1 yard line, and coach Ryan Branch decided to go for two. The try was successful and Berrien led 8-7.
The Bulldogs retook the lead with a field goal, making the score 10-8 in the third quarter.
But Simmons found Harris, who tightroped the sidelines for the game winning score. Tre Harris sealed the game for Berrien with an interception late in the fourth quarter.
The Rebels (2-0) will host Irwin County Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Indians (1-1) upset Clinch County by a 14-7 score in Homerville.
In Sylvester, the Worth County Rams were defeated by Woodland of Henry County 31-13 at Milt Miller Field.
Woodland jumped out to a 15- point lead, and the Rams had to play catch-up, as the Wolfpack scored the first four touchdowns of the game.
The Wolfpack completed 15-of-28 passes for 228 yards and rushed for 63 more in the contest. Worth rushed for 110 yards on 34 attempts, and completed 9-of-27 passes, for 114 yards.
Worth’s Rodney Farley had 80 yards rushing on 10 attempts from his quarterback position. Farley found tight end Justin Tukes four times for 50 yards.
The Rams will travel to Fitzgerald to meet the Purple Hurricane Friday night.
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Shiloh coming to town Friday
The Tift County Blue Devils will play host to the Shiloh High Generals Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Tift County will enter with a 1-1 record, while Shiloh will come in at 0-1.
Shiloh fell by a 24-6 score last Saturday at Newton County.
While Shiloh fell, the Devils rebounded from a season-opening loss with a 34-7 win over Locust Grove. -
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‘Good win’ for the Blue Devils
The work of a high school football coach never ends. Tift County High Blue Devil Head Football Coach Jay Walls could not take long to celebrate his team’s 34-7 win over Locust Grove Friday night.
Walls, along with coordinators Ben Simmons and Keith Gosse, traveled up to Covington Saturday night to scout the Shiloh High Generals, Tift’s next opponent. Shiloh opened its season Saturday on the road at Newton County. - Athlete of the Week poll up
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Panthers lose opener, 25-21
The Tiftarea Academy Panthers lost their home opener Friday night by a 25-21 score against the visiting Valwood School Valiants.
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Home sweet home for the Devils
Home was never so sweet for the Tift County Blue Devils football team as it was Friday night. A week after falling 40-26 at Fitzgerald, the Devils returned to the friendly confines of Brodie Field Friday night. Led by freshman Tadric Jackson’s 220 yards of combined offense, the Devils thrilled the home crowd with a 34-7 win over the visiting Locust Grove High Wildcats.
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