All four of the Jackson County high school varsity football teams competed last Friday night in preseason contest. Up in the northwestern portion of the county two of the teams squared off against each other. The Graceville Tigers played host to the Sneads Pirates and it was the visitors coming away with a 35-18 victory. Xavier Eutsay had a big night rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Josh Rogers had a solid night as well for the Pirates with 97 yards rushing and a touchdown. Graceville was led by QB Jacky Miles who threw for 183 yards and three touchdown passes on the night.
The fans had barely had time to get their popcorn and sodas before the scoring began. Eutsay reeled off a 55 yard TD run on the Pirates first possession but the Tigers fired right back. Jacky Miles hooked up with Derae Laster for a 53 yard TD pass. Sneads held a slim 7-6 lead after a missed extra point by the Tigers. Rogers got his TD run later in the first quarter but once again Graceville countered. Miles hit Jeremy Watford for a 58 yard scoring strike and Sneads led 14-12 at the end of the first quarter. Sneads took advantage of some excellent field position and scored on a TD run by Eutsay. Rogers added the extra point kick to make it 21-12. Eutsay added his third TD just before the half and the Pirates led 28-12 going into the locker rooms at the half. In the second half the Pirates got a score from Delontre Keys to make it 35-12. The Tigers got a second half score as well when Miles tossed his third TD pass of the night, this one on a toss to Kevin Potts in the fourth quarter.
The Cottondale Hornets traveled to Quincy to play in a jamboree format and found the going to their liking. In the first half they beat St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 22-14 as CJ Smith helped the Hornets get the early lead with a 60 yard scoring strike to Clifford Canty. Dominique Webb ran in the two point conversion to make it 8-0. Evan Davis gave the Hornets more reason to cheer with a 10 yard TD run. Smith added the two point conversion to put Cottondale up 16-0. The final score for Cottondale came on a 35 yard run by Sheldon Vann. In the second half of action the Hornets edged Munroe 6-0 as Smith hit Webb on a 40 yard touchdown pass.
The Marianna Bulldogs traveled to northwestern Bay County to take on Mosley at Bozeman High School. The Dolphins (class 4A) outmanned the Bulldogs on the field and the scoreboard, posting a 42-21 win over Marianna. Mosley, which dressed out about twice the number of players as Marianna, jumped out to a 28-0 first half lead. Marianna hung with Mosley early on but a costly turnover (fumble) by Marianna late in the first quarter was quickly followed by a long touchdown pass by the Dolphins. From there Mosley seized momentum for the remainder of the half. In the second half Marianna was able to string together some offense and post 21 points on the board. Tre Jackson scored twice on short runs and Hakeem Holmes scored on a 75 yard jaunt.
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