Northeast Jones came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they left with even more momentum. They slipped by the Quitman Panthers 34-33. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 46-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Northeast Jones came from Kendall Carmichael, Jadden Roberts, Brysen Dyess, and Karsen Lightsey. Toby Jones also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Northeast Jones): his a 53-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Northeast Jones wouldn't let Quitman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northeast Jones can thank Jones and Darius Cooley for forcing both of them.
Quitman lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Akylin Dear, who rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Dear's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 144 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jaleil Cameron, who gained 166 total yards and two touchdowns.
Northeast Jones' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Quitman, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withForest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Northeast Jones surely won't give up without a fight. As for Quitman, they will host Mendenhall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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