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Jacksonville defeats Nacogdoches, 42-31 BY BRANDON OGDEN bogden@dailysentinel.com JACKSONVILLE — Sophomore Andrew Black accounted for 355 total yards and six total touchdowns to lead the Jacksonville Indians to a 42-31 victory over the Nacogdoches Dragons Friday night at the Tomato Bowl. The loss for the Dragons (1-8, 1-5) ended their slim playoff hopes in a game where they led 31-28 with 6 minutes left after a 31-yard field goal by Tanner Dean. Jacksonville responded with a 53-yard kickoff return by Xavier Mosley to set up a 24-yard strike from Black to Darrell Minifee to give the Indians a 35-31 lead with 3:51 left. That was one of two touchdown passes by Black, who was 15-of-27 through the air for 169 yards with three interceptions.
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Jacksonville tied the game last in the third quarter with a 2-yard run from Black, but Johnson’s 55-yarder came just 38 seconds later to help the Dragons regain the lead. A 14-yard scoring run by Black early in the fourth quarter helped Jacksonville tie up the game to set up the final six minutes. Three Dragons intercepted passes. Lineman JaBraylon Garner picked off a pass after Jacques Yarbrough rushed Black, and Garner returned it 40 yards to set up the Dragons’ first score.
He also rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries. He also caught a 28-yard pass on a trick play. Nacogdoches went three and out on its next drive, but forced Jacksonville to do the same to get the ball back at its own 11-yardline with 1:04 left in the game. On the first play from scrimmage, Nacogdoches lost its second fumble of the game, both recovered by Jacksonville’s Zach Woodson. Two plays later, Black ran in his fourth rushing touchdown of the game, a 6-yard scamper, to make the score 42-31. Jacksonville then recovered an onside kick to put the game away. Jacksonville overcame a stellar performance by Nacogdoches quarterback Damion Johnson. The senior rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, including a 55-yarder in the third quarter. Johnson also threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns on 15-of-23 attempts. Both scoring passes were to Tim Williams, who hauled in five catches for 89 yards. The first quarter saw Johnson run in a 1-yard score for the Dragons and Black with a 4-yard touchdown run to make it 7-7 after a quarter. Nacogdoches scored twice in the second quarter, a 32yard pass from Johnson to Williams and a 19-yard pass from the same duo. Black mixed in a 12-yard strike to Minifee in between as the Dragons led 21-14 at the break.
Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel Nacogdoches receiverTimWilliams,center,scambles through a trio of Indian defenders on his way to his second touchdown of the first half to put the Dragons up 20-14 Friday in Jacksonville.
Yarbrough intercepted a pass on Jacksonville’s first possession of the second half at the Nacogdoches 1yard-line, keeping the Indians from the end zone. Nacogdoches responded by taking the ball down to the Jacksonville 12, but lost a fumble on a 3rd-and-1 play to give Jacksonville the opportunity to tie the game. The final Dragon pick came in the end zone by LB Harrison late in the third quarter with Nacogdoches holding a 28-21 lead. Minifee led the Indians (4-5, 4-2) with five catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Chandler Hamilton had four catches for 74 yards for Nacogdoches. The Dragons will host Hallsville next week in the season finale.
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