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High school football plays 48 minutes to determine a winner, but Friday night it took the Many Tigers only 7:31 into the opening quarter to open up a 30-0 lead and would defeat the Rosepine Eagle's 50-12 in a quarterfinal game.
The Tigers opening drive of 64 yards was climaxed by a 47 TD run by Jeremiah James with 10:23 into the game for a 6-0 lead
A bad snap on 4th down by the Eagles, resulted in a 1st and goal at the 5 for the Tigers as James scored on a 2 yard TD run. The pat was good for a 14-0 lead with 8:33 still in the first quarter.
The Eagles , on a 2nd down play, had their pass intercepted by Jayvion Smart who would return it from 28 yards out and the Tigers lead now was at 22-0 , 7:49 left in the first quarter.
The Eagles misfortune continues. On their 1st play after receiving the kickoff, fumble at the 24, the Tigers recovered.
On 1st down, Tackett Curtis completed a pass to a wide open Jack Deville for a touchdown of 24 yards. With the pat, the Tigers opened up a 30-0 lead with 7:31 left in the first quarter.
The Eagles came back with TD passes of 33 & 11 yards to make it 30-12 with 2:21remaining in the second quarter.
But the Tigers would answer right back, as London Williams scored on a 20 yard TD run with :28 remaining in the first half. 36-12 at the half.
In the third quarter, London Williams scored on a 4 yard TD run to increase the Tigers lead to 44-12 with 7:42 remaining in the third quarter.
Jeremiah James closed out the scoring on the night with a 5 yard TD run as the Tigers advance with the 50-12 victory.
The Tigers offense totaled 314 yards, while Rosepine had 173 yards.
London William's had 121 yards on 20 carries and 2 TD'S. Jeremiah James rushed for 107 yards on 13 carries and added three touchdowns.
Jack Deville had 2 receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown.
The Tigers will be on their home turf this Friday as they will host Avoyelles in a semifinal game. Kickoff 7 o'clock.
With the victory, the Tigers improved to 12-1,while Rosepine closed out at 11-2.