Trojans falter late, lose 36-21

The #6 Lamar County Trojans faltered late and lost 36-21 to Macon County Friday night in Montezuma. MaCo is the Region 4AA champ. LC is runner up.The game turned halfway through the final quarter when LC gave up a long kick return and subsequent TD. The Trojans fumbled the ensuing kickoff, setting themselves up for the kill. Dog star Roquan Smith was glad to oblige as he owned the last six minutes of the contest.Lamar will host Swainsboro (5-5) in the first round of the playoffs and MaCo will host Dublin 6-4.Barring a huge upset, the second round will see match ups with powerhouses GAC or Lovett for both Lamar and MaCo.Realtime scoring from Friday’s game was provided by Walter Geiger.End of 1st qtr.: LC 0 MC 0. Lamar driving.9:55 2nd qtr.: LC 7 MC 0: Juan Tucker 2-yd. TD run. Cullen Bennett PAT.8:56 2nd qtr.: LC 7 MC 7: MC 7-yd. TD pass. PAT good.HALFTIME6:12 3rd. qtr.: MC 13 LC 7: Roquan Smith 77-yd. TD run. PAT blocked.9:53 4th qtr.: LC 14 MC 13: Tucker 10-yd. TD run. Bennett PAT.6:22 4th qtr.: Lamar 21 MC 13. Tucker 1-yd. TD run. Bennett PAT. Tucker is punishing an exhausted MC defense whose star, Roquan Smith, vomited on the field.3:52 4th qtr.: LC 21 MC 21. MC 2-yd TD pass. Two-point PAT good.3:38 4th qtr.: MC 29 LC 21. MC 20-yd. TD run. Two point PAT good. KEY PLAY: Eure fumble on kickoff return at 20.1:42 4th qtr.: MC 36 LC21. Smith 72-yd. TD run. PAT good.SCORES OF INTEREST:West Laurens 21 MP Lightning 14Fitzgerald 54 Seminole Co. 19GAC 41 Wesleyan 0Griffin 48 Eastside 28Jefferson Co. 56 Swainsboro 30Benedictine 62 Long Co. 15Screven Co. 28 Metter 14NE Macon 29 Monticello 6Pike Co. 27 Hampton 14Bleckley Co. 55 Putnam Co. 20Veterans 28 Upson-Lee 26Ware Co. 48 Brunswick 19Eagles Landing 43 Spalding 36