The Graceville Tigers posted two second half touchdowns to rally from a 21-8 deficit and pull off a 24-21 win over the Marianna Bulldogs. Graceville sophomore QB Jacky Miles was the “Tiger of the Hour” as he used his legs and arm to rack up 300 yards of offense. He threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns and then ran for 103 yards and a touchdown.
The first half belonged to the Bulldogs as they scored on three of their first four possessions. The Graceville defense took away Bulldog runner Tre Jackson and the beneficiaries were fullback Chris Bowers and wingback Scooter Barnes. On the Bulldogs opening possession Bowers had five straight runs, including a 31 yard scamper, that set up the first score. Bowers gave the Bulldogs the early lead on a 10 yard run. Michael Mader added a point after kick to make it 7-0.
Graceville responded quickly though as Miles connected with Kevin Potts for a 62 yard scoring strike on the Tiger’s first play of their second possession. Miles hit Rasheed Campbell for a two point pass play to give Graceville the 8-7 lead. Marianna’s second possession was more of the same as Bowers was the workhorse and Barnes also churned up the yardage. Barnes put another Bulldog touchdown on the scoreboard with a 15 yard run late in the first quarter. Mader’s point after kick made it 14-8 in favor of the Bulldogs. Midway through the second quarter Barnes showed why he is called “Scooter.” He took a hand off and bolted 72 yards for a Bulldog score. Mader made it a 21-8 lead with his third point after kick.
As much as the first half belonged to Marianna, the second half belong to Graceville. The Bulldogs fumbled on their first two possessions of the second stanza. The lone offensive spark for Marianna came on a 36 yard pass play from Hakeem Holmes to Cody Barfield. Meanwhile Graceville mounted an 11 play drive that came up empty but then scored on a five play drive late in the third quarter. Miles used his legs this time to score on a 29 yard run. He then hit Potts on a two point pass to make it 21-16 in favor of the Bulldogs. In the fourth quarter both teams had long drives that ate up a lot of clock but ended on unsuccessful fourth down plays. Graceville took possession with just under three minutes to play and Miles hit Potts for a 20 yard gain. Three plays later it was Miles to Potts again for 34 yards and a Bulldog penalty added 15 more yards. Miles then lofted a 30 yard scoring strike to Darae Laster in the end zone with just over a minute to play. Campbell added a two point run to give the Tigers a 24-21 lead. Marianna ran off four plays in the final minute but could not rally for the win.
Marianna dropped to 1-1 on the season and were led on the ground by Bowers with 178 yards and Barnes with 105 yards. Graceville improved to 1-1 on the season.
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