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Prep Football: Gators overcome fourth quarter deficit to take down Blue Devils 35-27

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Gautier wide out Ashuan Tubbs gets tangled up with PRC defender Easton Smith Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

By Curtis Rockwell/Sports Director

GAUTIER — Gautier overcame a 13-point fourth quarter deficit with 21 unanswered points down the stretch to pull out a 35-27 win over visiting Pearl River Central Friday night in Region 4-6A play.

With the win, the Gators move to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the region race. The Blue Devils are 4-3 overall, winless in the league at 0-2, and have now lost three-out-of their last four games.

Two football players in gray uniforms are actively playing on the field. The player in front, wearing number 5, is sprinting with the ball while the player behind, number 53, is blocking an opposing player in blue.
Gautier running back Latrell Pogue looks for some running room vs. PRC Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
A football player in a white uniform is being tackled by an opponent in a gray uniform while attempting to throw a football.
Gautier defender Malik Ward tracks down PRC quarterback Titus Feaster Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
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Gautier defenders (from left) Isiah Dean, Devyn Knight, Larry Freightman and Jaden Allen all converge on a loose ball vs. PRC Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

Gautier back-up quarterback Ty Moore came on in that decisive final frame to direct the game-wiining comeback,

Trailing 27-14 with right at 9 minutes to play, Moore pitched the ball to GHS tailback Latrell Pogue and he scooted 24-yards for a score to cut the deficit to 27-21.

Then, with just under a minute to play, Moore found Julez Watson wide open behind the PRC defense for a 67-yard scoring strike to give the Gators their first lead of the night at 28-27 after Devon Garrett converted the extra point.

A high school football player in a gray uniform, number 5, runs with the ball while an opposing player in a white uniform reaches out to tackle him. The background includes teammates and spectators watching the game.
Gautier running back Latrell Pogue breaks open down the sideline vs. PRC defender Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
A football player in a white jersey with the number 15 scrambles away from an opponent in a gray jersey with the number 24 during a game, while spectators watch in the background.
Gautier defender Malik Ward pursues PRC quarterback Titus Feaster Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
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PRC running back Caden Hinton breaks into open space vs. Gautier Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

The Gators then sealed the deal on PRC’s next possession, when Brandon Crayton picked off Blue Devil quarterback Titus Feaster and returned it 60-yards for a score just 16 seconds after the home team took their first lead.

Before that, Feaster handed PRC its 13-point lead throughout the first three quarters, accounting for all four Blue Devil touchdowns in the process.

He ran for three scores, from 29, 3 and 1-yards out. He also hooked up with wide out Kendall Morrison on a 9-yard touchdown toss.

A football player in a white uniform with blue accents and the name 'Carriere' running with a football during a game, while other players are in the background wearing gray and blue uniforms.
PRC quarterback Titus Feaster looks for an open hole vs. Gautier Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
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Gautier quarterback Ty Moore drops back to pass vs. PRC Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
A high school football player in a gray uniform runs with the ball on a field, while another player in a white uniform chases him. A referee stands in the background watching the play.
Gautier running back Latrell Pogue seeks the edge as PRC defender Kylen Egana closes in Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)

Moore was 9-of-14 passing in the final frame for 138 yards and the one scoring pass. Pogue ran for 120 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns on the ground. Watson had four catches for 88 yards and the one score.

Crayton had two interceptions for the Gators in the winning effort as well.

A high school football player in a gray uniform with the number 19 evades a tackle from a blue and white uniformed player. The player in gray has pink gloves and is running with the ball while another player approaches from the right.
Gautier wide out Michael Boggs looks for some operating room as PRC defender Brennan Dubisson reaches out Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
A football player in a white uniform is being tackled by another player while two other players approach from the side on a field at night.
PRC quarterback Titus Feaster tries to elude Gautier defender Larry Freightman Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
A high school football game in action, with players in gray and white uniforms tackling on the field under stadium lights.
Gautier’s Jaden Allen dives for a loose ball vs. PRC Friday night. (Photo by Destiny DeBuysere)
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