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Prep Football: Resurrection picks perfect time for first win of the season

A high school football player in a blue jersey evades a tackle while holding a football, with another player in a white jersey attempting to block him on a green football field.
Resurrection quarterback Eli Pickett looks for an open gap vs. Richton Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

By Veto Roley/Sports Writer

PASCAGOULA — Resurrection took a significant step in making the playoffs Friday night using a power running game to slip past Richton 14-6 Friday night in the Region 8-1A opener for both teams.
The Eagles (1-4) will host Taylorsville (0-6) next Friday night in another key match-up in the five-team region and finish the season hosting Lumberton and traveling to Stringer, who are the favorites to win the region.

It was also Homecoming for the Eagles here at War Memorial Stadium.

A football player in a blue and yellow uniform is about to pass the ball while being surrounded by teammates and opponents on a vibrant field.
Resurrection running back Dominic Sanders looks for some running room vs. Richton Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A football player in a blue and yellow jersey, number 44, reaches up to catch a football during a nighttime game, with other players in the background.
Resurrection’s Brody Binion stretches out for a throw vs. Richton Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A football player in a white and maroon uniform dodges a tackle from an opposing player in a blue uniform during a night game.
Resurrection defender Cohen Stanley reaches out to stop Richton’s O.J. Reed Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

“We still have a rough road to go,” said Resurrection head coach Scott Sisson, after the win. “It’s a tough league and we still have play one game at a time and one play at a time.”
Dominic Sanders powered the win with 100 yards on 30 carries.
“It was a ball-control type game,” Sisson said, noting that injuries to his backfield limited his choices throughout the night. “[Sanders] knew early in the week he was going to get the ball a lot.”
Resurrection took control of the game with the opening drive of the second half, using 17 plays to slowly drive 72 yards, capped by a Sanders 2-yard dive with 2:24 left in the quarter.

A football player wearing a blue jersey with the number 6 runs on a field, dodging two opposing players in maroon jerseys. The scene takes place at night under stadium lights.
Resurrection running back Dominic Sanders looks for an open gap vs.. Richton Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A football player in maroon and white is tackled by two players in blue and yellow during a nighttime game on a bright red field.
Resurrection defenders James Massey (left) and Trayson Crabtree gang up on Richton ball-carrier William White Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A high school football player in a blue and yellow uniform is being tackled by two opponents wearing maroon uniforms on a brightly lit field.
Resurrection wing back Aaron Moore gets tripped up vs. Richton Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

Still, Sisson said he did not feel easy about the game until Trayson Crabtree forced a fumble on a punt return with 55 seconds left in the game that Aaron Moore recovered at the RCS 47.
“We’ve given up a lot of scores this year on busted plays,” Sisson said.
Resurrection’s defense was the other story of the game holding Richton (2-3, 0-1) to 130 yards and five first downs on the night. Most of the Rebels yardage came on two big plays – a 39 yard spring by OJ Reed late in the second quarter on a drive that ended with the close of the half on the Resurrection 35 and a 48-yard sprint by eighth-grade quarterback William White early in the fourth quarter that cut the Eagles lead to 14-6.

A high school football player in a blue and yellow uniform leaps to catch a football while two opponents in white uniforms attempt to defend against him. A referee stands in the background.
Resurrection’s Cohen Stanley makes a play on a pass vs. Richton Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A high school football player in a blue and yellow uniform, wearing the number 6, runs with the ball on a pink and green field, while a teammate in the number 9 jersey follows closely behind.
Resurrection running back Dominic Sanders breaks free vs.. Richton Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A high school football player in a white jersey attempts to escape a tackle while holding a football, with another player in a blue jersey reaching out to grab him during a night game.
Resurrection defender Collin McCormick grabs a hold of Richton’s William White Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A football player in a blue uniform is being tackled by two defenders in maroon uniforms on a grassy field during a night game.
Resurrection running back Dominic Sanders churns his way towards the end zone vs.. Richton Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)

Due to the Eagles’ ground control offense and a strong defense, Richton managed only 31 plays on the night with Brody Binion leading from RCS from his linebacker slot and eighth-grader Morgan Lucas holding the edge.
Blake Ayers and Queron Reed paced the Rebels defense, which limited Resurrection to just 182 yards and 11 first downs, with seven stops each. 
Resurrection opened the scoring with the first drive of the night, taking advantage of a short Richton punt that gave the Eagles the ball on the Richton 38. Moore capped the six-play drive, helped by two Rebels penalties, one an offside on fourth down from the Rebels 30, with a 14 yard sprint to give the Eagles the early 7-0 lead.

A football player in a white and maroon uniform catches the ball over a defender wearing a blue jersey with the number 16.
In this sequence, Resurrection defender Sam Gautier breaks up a pass intended for Richton’s Bryson Brown Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
A football player in a white jersey with the number 2 leaps to catch a pass while being closely defended by another player in a blue jersey with the number 16 during a night game.
In this sequence, Resurrection defender Sam Gautier breaks up a pass intended for Richton’s Bryson Brown Friday night. (Photo by Bobby McDuffie)
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