ERCEL DANIEL SPRINTS UPFIELD ON A RETURN This Friday the Red Devils will host the Abbeville Panthers. Friday night saw yet another strong showing from the Lincoln County Red Devils when our home team faced off against the previously undefeated 2009 Hephzibah Rebels. The home stands were crowded with eager fans as the teams warmed up on the field. Hephzibah support- ......................................................................minutes before play started, and the game's weight cast itself full force upon both sides as the teams ran to their respective sidelines to await the coin toss in a game that would break one team's winning streak before any players went home. The crowd fell silent as the Rebels' kicker kicked off to the Red Devils.

The kickoff return, aided with a 5-yard penalty, put the Devils in a good position before A.G. Middle- ............................................................................................................................................Lincoln County 42-yard line to the Hephzibah 18-yard line. From there, Tavious McGahee carried the ball in ......................................................................................................................................................kicked the PAT in for an extra point,

A.G. MIDDLEBROOKS RACES FOR YARDAGE He scored two touchdowns against Hephzibah Friday night. .............. ........ ............ ........ .............. ........teams have 50 yards. The Rebels turned the ball over to the Devils on a fumble, placing the Devils on the Hephzibah 13-yard line in perfect scoring position, but the Rebels ................................................................................................................................................they recovered the ball.

At the beginning of the second .................. ........ .............. .............. .... ........goal, making the score a manage- ........................................................................which was doomed to fail. However, Jathan Mickens intercepted a pass, putting the Devils on the Hephzibah ................ ................ .......... ...... ............- brooks made it possible for him to break free on a fourth down for a ....................................................................score was 14-3 favoring the Devils. Hephzibah's next drive ended in ................ ...................... .......... ............ ........................................................................down. Another failed drive by the Devils gave Hephzibah a chance to ............ .... ............ .......... ............ ................with a full minute on the clock, the Rebels' marching band lined up on ......................................................................most circumstances, this would have been a penalty against the Rebels, but the referees chose not to throw .......... ........ .......... ........ .......... .......... .......... The score was still a solid 14-9 as the halftime buzzer sounded and the two teams walked to the locker rooms for a mid-game pause in the ......................................

ALLEN CRITE ISN'T LETTING THIS HEPHZIBAH RUNNING BACK GET AWAY And the Red Devils prevailed over the previously unbeaten Rebels. The Devils recovered a fumble to take control of the ball early in the .................................................................... to a penalty that granted the Devils a safety, and two additional points. ........ ............ ........ .......... .................... ........ play, and the Devils received a great boon as the Rebels were then re- ............................................................................ .................................................................. the Devils able to metaphorically ........ ........ .......... .......... ........ .................... ........................................................................ hard.

McGahee and Middlebrooks ..............................................................- ................ .................. ................ ........ able to get the ball to them, and the drive culminated in a touchdown ...... ............................ ............ ............ ...... ........ ........ .......... ........ ........ ........ .......... .......... in the season, his PAT kick did not score. This put the Devils ahead by a margin of 22-9. In any other game .......................................................................... but this time the opposition had the strength to close the gap and the devotion to want to.

In the next drive, the Rebels had a few hiccups, including a fumble and a Hephzibah player tackling the Rebel who recovered said fumble. ........................ ................ ........ .............. scored a touchdown and a PAT kick, .............. ........ ............ .............. .... ..........- down's difference from a tie and a PAT's difference from a loss for the Devils. The Rebels intercepted the ball in a pass and pushed to within ten yards of the end zone. "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without ....................................................................- ston Churchill spoke these words when England was on the verge of defeat, and they applied when the Devils faced a loss. In a fashion frighteningly prophetic of the next ................................................................ able to hold the Rebels. In a twist, the Devils seized the ball on a run ...................................................................... seconds of the game to run the clock .................................................................... of victory and the Devils left the ........................................................................ ....................

This week's game will be at home against the class AA Abbeville Panthers. The game will be played ...... ............ ................ .................. .......... ........................................................................ blanket, as it may be a chilly night as the Devils play in what is sure to be an amazing game.

Devils vs. Hephzibah

(statistics compiled by Johnny Walton)

	LC	H
First Downs	13	8
Yards Rushing	177	121
Yards Passing	53	46
Passes	4-13-2	5-14-1
Total Yards	230	167
Yards penalized	46	66
Fumbles/lost	2/2	5/3
Punts/avg.	4/38.8	3/41.3
Return yards	46	99

Score by quarters

Red Devils 7 7 8 0 - 22
Hephzibah 0 9 0 7 - 16