The Warren Lumberjacks pulled off a 1-point win in overtime, 28-27, over the Star City Bull Dogs in Star City Thursday night. The Thursday night game was televised by Little Rock station KARZ channel 42.
“We had adversity that we overcame and being down 21-7 and not quitting,” said Lumberjack Coach Bo Hembree. “During the first half, our defense played really well. We just gave up a couple of big plays. We kept playing, kept fighting, and made the plays at the end to win the game.”
The Lumberjacks came into the game 1-1 on the season. The Bulldogs were also coming in hot with an undefeated streak.
The Bulldogs showed they were not playing around scoring first, early in the first quarter, giving them a seven-point lead with seven minutes left in the first quarter.
The Bulldogs quarterback threw a 20-yard pass to the moved the Bulldogs to the Lumberjack six-yard line.
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The Bulldogs scored their second touchdown of the night during just a few seconds into the second quarter. Extending their lead over the Lumberjacks, 14-0.
With 10:40 left in the second quarter, quarterback Treylon Jackson launched a 43-yard pass to Neond’dre Thomas who caught it at the 10-yard line and made a straight run to the end zone scoring the Lumberjacks’ first touchdown of the night.
After a successful kick by Jose Jacinto, the score was 14-7, with Bulldogs still in the lead.
With about five minutes left in the second quarter, Star City threw a 30-yard pass to one of their wide receivers who ran to the end zone for another touchdown. The Bulldogs remained in the lead after a successful kick, with 21-7.
A couple of plays later, the Lumberjacks fumbled on the play, which was recovered by the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs made a fumble also that was recovered by the Lumberjacks.
Jackson threw a big pass to Thomas from the 35-yard line. Thomas made it to the end zone, but a flag was thrown.
The first half of football ended with Star City leading 21-7.
With 9:47 left in the third quarter, Jackson threw a 40-yard pass to Thomas at the end zone for a Lumberjack touchdown. With Jacinto’s kick, the Lumberjacks pulled within seven points of the Bulldogs.
The Lumberjacks tied the game with 5:56 left in the final quarter when quarterback Maddox Lassiter threw a complete pass to Jalin Lee who made it to the end zone.
After Jacinto’s good kick, the game was tied 21-21.
With about a minute left in the game, the Bulldogs attempted to punt a field goal from the 21-yard line, but the ball hit the goal post making it incomplete.
The game went into overtime tied 21-21.
The Bulldogs won the coin toss and chose to start on defense.
Lassiter threw a pass to Lee, who dropped the ball out of his hands.
Tension was in the stands as the Warren crowd waited for one of the teams to break the tie.
On the next play the Warren crowd erupted when Lassiter passed to Kam Davis in the end zone breaking the tie. Jacinto added the point after and gave the Lumberjacks their first lead of the game 28-21.
With Bulldogs offense was able to score pulling them within one point of the Lumberjacks
The two-point conversion attempt by the Bulldogs was stopped by the Lumberjacks defense ending the game 28-27.
The victory moved the Lumberjacks to 2-1 for the season and 1-0 in the conference play.
Jackson threw for 131 yards with two touchdown passes.
Lassiter went two of seven. He threw for 30 yards and two touchdowns.
The Lumberjacks will face the McGehee Owls at McGehee Friday at 7 p.m.
