Football Recap: South Effingham Comes Up Short at Home Against New Hampstead + How To Watch

South Effingham unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 14-6 to the New Hampstead Phoenix on Friday. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it 11 in a row.

Although South Effingham took the loss, they still got scores from Danny Murtha and Maddox Vasquez.

Christian Kinlaw went supernova For New Hampstead., rushing for 167 yards and two scores while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.

South Effingham will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Toombs County at 8:00 p.m. on the 29th. As for New Hampstead, they have already played their next matchup, a 28-12 loss against Savannah Christian on the 22nd.