With a narrow, six-point lead and facing fourth and nine at the opposition’s 34-yard line, Lamar head coach Franklin Stephens dialed up at shot to the endzone and connected. Lance Austin hit twin brother Lawrence Austin behind a completely fooled Lovett secondary and Lamar went on to hold on for a 35-28 win in the quarterfinal round of the Class AA state football playoffs Friday night in Atlanta. NEXT WEEK: Lamar will face Calhoun, which routed Brooks County 49-7, Friday next week. A coin toss will be conducted to determine the home team. Lamar has never been to the semifinals. “You made history tonight,” Stephens told his team on the field at Lovett after the hard fought win. Realtime scoring from the game was provided from the sidelines by Walter Geiger. Lamar 6 Lovett 0. Antwan Wallace 34-yd. TD run. PAT failed. 0:21 1st qtr.: Lamar 13-0. Jeremy Fletcher 2-yd. TD run. Tyler Scandrett PAT. KEY PLAY: 42-yd. pass from Lance Austin to Quay Searcy. 8:36 2nd qtr.: Lamar 13 Lovett 7. Lovett 42- yd. TD pass PAT good. 6:16 2nd. Qtr.: Lamar 20-7. Lance Austin 32-yd. TD run. Scandrett PAT. 6:01 2nd. qtr. : Lamar 20- Lovett 14: Lovett 97-yd. Kick return for TD. 0:03 2nd. qtr.: Lamar 27-14: Lance Austin 30-yd TD pass to Sid Gotell. Scandrett PAT. 6:43 2nd. qtr.: Lamar 27-21: Lovett 7-yd. TD run. PAT good. Lovett misses chip shot FG. 1:40 4th. qtr: Lamar 35-21. Lance Austin 34-yd. TD pass to Lawrence Austin. Lawrence Austin pass to Quay Searcy for two-point PAT. 0:12 4th: Lamar 35-28. Lovett 22-yd. TD pass. PAT good. FINAL: 35-28 SCORES OF INTEREST: Jefferson 53 Fitzgerald 51 Ridgeland 45 Mary Persons 14 GAC 27 Early County 24
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