The Cloudland Highlanders won a wild game at Orr Field against Grace Christian 41-35 in OT. With 1:28 left in the contest, the Rams of Grace Christian were down 35-21. At that point, the Rams blocked a Cloudland punt and scored twice within the last :22 of the game. The Rams also got a two point conversion to tie the game at 35 with 11 seconds. Grace got the ball first in overtime and Jordan Hughes and Johnathon Moore stopped the Rams on fourth down. Hughes would run 1o yards on the Highlanders's first play in overtime to win the game. Hughes would end the night with 4 touchdowns rushing and 1 through the air. Matthew Tipton added a 72 yard score for the Highlanders and also went over a 1,000 yards rushing on the season.
The Highlander victory guarantees a #2 seed in the playoffs with a shot at the conference title when Hampton visits Orr Field next Friday. For more information on tonight's victory and the Hampton game, keep checking the Avery Journal Times Sports Blog this weekend and Avery Journal Times next week.
The Highlander victory guarantees a #2 seed in the playoffs with a shot at the conference title when Hampton visits Orr Field next Friday. For more information on tonight's victory and the Hampton game, keep checking the Avery Journal Times Sports Blog this weekend and Avery Journal Times next week.
