War Eagles edge out the Patriots

Team: Sandy Creek Patriots

Coach: Don Tyre

Last Week: lost to Woodward Academy, 14-6

Key Players: QB Dusty Peppers, threw an 11 yard

touchdown pass to John Bettis. Defensive standouts were Gavin

Bourgeois with seven tackles and one assist, Cedric Goalston with

five tackles and one assist and Jermaine Harris with four tackles

and three assists.

Notes: The Patriots played a great game with the exception

of two major defensive breakdowns. QB Chris Sizemore

played well but got a little banged up and Peppers saw his first action

at QB since being injured against Morrow in the first week. "We

just can't get a break," Tyre said. "The onside kick we kicked at

the end took the right bounce but they recovered it. We may

be outsized and outplayed, but we are never outhearted."

Landmark loses wild one to Temple

Team: Landmark War Eagles

Coach: Bill Thorn

Record: 3-4

Last Week: lost to Temple, 40-35

Key Players: HB's Duran Rice and Eric Quint gave a

good running performance as did FB Marvin Jinks. QB C.R.

Palmer rushed for over 100 yards but had two fumbles that led to

Temple TD's.

Notes: "If you didn't see it, you wouldn't believe it"

Coach Thorn said of the game. Landmark led the entire game

until Temple scored with about 3:30 left. The same Temple player

ran back two fumbles for touchdowns from the exact same

play. Temple also kicked three onside kicks, recovering two of

them and producing touchdowns on those drives. " They scored

four touchdowns before you could even blink," Coach Thorn

said. "The offense and the defense played well, neither of them lost

the game, they were just unlucky." Landmark was poised to win

the region before the loss and now must win at least two of their

next three games to make the playoffs.

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