The game started with a bang, with LaGrange's Demoton Boyd Discount Tiffany Ring the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Bray, who had been limited to only 27 yards and one touchdown for the first half of the game, exploded in the second half, gaining 147 yards on the ground and scoring two touchdowns, including a game-tying 58-yard touchdown run in the last seconds of the third quarter.To see more of the LaGrange Daily News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.lagrangenews.com/. Copyright (c) 2010, LaGrange Daily News, Ga. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com, e-mail services@mctinfoservices.com, or call 866-280-5210 (outside the United States, call +1 312-222-4544).Nov. 06--The freeze ended on Friday.It had been six years since the Troup Tigers defeated the LaGrange Grangers, and on Friday, the Tigers were hoping to end that drought.After getting down 13-0 moments into the game, the Tigers were able to rally with help from a strong running game to finally break the spell against the Grangers and win 34-27.The Tigers were down 20-7 late in the second quarter, but they scored a touchdown to get within seven at the half, and they scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to Discount Tiffany Pendant control.Said senior cornerback Ricky Frazier, whose interception sealed it with seconds left in the game, "it feels great. We haven't done it in six years, and we are just on top of the world right now."While defeating a cross-town rival is big, more importantly to the Tigers, the win guarantees them a home playoff game next week.The Tigers (7-3, 5-1 in Region 6-AAA) finished second in the region to earn that home playoff game.
"I'm proud of our guys," Troup head coach Charles Flowers said. "We got behind early and faced that adversity. My wife always tells me to keep the faith and that is exactly what we did. It is a great stepping stone going into the first round of the playoffs. I really can't ask for anymore from the guys and we are truly proud of them."The Grangers (5-5, 3-3 Region 6-AAA) will take to the road next week as the third seed in the region.LaGrange will visit White County."We just have to go back to work," LaGrange head coach Steve Pardue said. "I wish that I had the magic answer. Our Discount Tiffany Note are hurting. I'm hurting. I just challenged them to all to look yourself in the eye, and find out individually what it takes to make us a better football team."The game started with a bang, with LaGrange's Demoton Boyd returning the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.After holding the Tigers to a quick three-and-out, the Grangers got the ball at the Troup 30-yard line after a short punt.It took the Grangers only two plays for senior quarterback Braxton Smith to find Dee Smith in the left corner of the end zone for the game's second score.The Grangers were riding high with a 13-0 lead with eight minutes to go in the first quarter.The Tigers weren't about to lay down, though."We get down, adversity hits us in the mouth, we bounce back," said senior Quan Bray, who had three touchdown runs.Added quarterback Brannon Smith: "Coming out we were down 13-0, but everybody kept their heads up. We just played like we know how to play."Troup responded.On their second possession, the Tigers went 65 yards in just four plays, with Quindarius Heard scoring on a 17-yard run.
A 40-yard pass play from Bray to Eric Hutchinson on third down set the Tigers up deep in LaGrange territory.Back came the Grangers.Backed up to their own 12-yard line, Braxton Smith took the next snap and found tight end Dee Alford over the middle, and the junior went 88 yards for the touchdown, and the Grangers were up 20-7 with five minutes to go in the half.The Tigers, though, would end the first half strong.After a Jordan Vann punt pinned the Grangers inside of their own 1-yard line, the Tigers forced a three-and-out, and they got the ball back at the LaGrange 38.On the seventh Discount Tiffany Necklace of the drive, Bray scored on a 9-yard run, and Vann's extra point made it 20-13 with 45 seconds left in the half.Troup kept it up in the second half thanks partly to a change in offensive philosophy.Bray started the game at quarterback, but the Grangers were able to shut him down, so Flowers decided to go with Smith at quarterback and put Bray in the I formation."We kind of sold out to the Wildcat, and they came back in the I, and that hurt us some," Pardue said.Bray, who had been limited to only 27 yards and one touchdown for the first half of the game, exploded in the second half, gaining 147 yards on the ground and scoring two touchdowns, including a game-tying 58-yard touchdown run in the last seconds of the third quarter.The Tigers would also work in running back James Newsome, who gained 53 of his 74 total yards in the second half.
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