Stephens County lost to Elbert County back in September of 2015, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Stephens County Indians enjoyed a cozy 38-21 victory over the Elbert County Blue Devils. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tripp Underwood was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns. Davon Swinton was Underwood's top target, picking up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stephens County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 429 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Stephens County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jonah Swinton and Duke Collins. Jakob Lunsford was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Although Elbert County took the loss, they still got scores from Jermaine Sims, Dakhovin ?Dk? Winn, and Brady Dickerson.
The win made it two in a row for Stephens County and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Elbert County, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Stephens County will take on Cedar Shoals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Stephens County focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Elbert County, they will face off against Wesleyan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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