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JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL
Corbin and Foster impress with throw and catch, but Rebels rally for 14-8 win over Loranger.
The JV Wolves lose a close one to visiting Pearl River.
LORANGER—The Loranger JV Wolves got a big time circus catch by Corey Foster on a 31-yard touchdown toss by Dillon Corbin with 33 seconds
left in the third quarter to take an 8-6 lead over Pearl River following a two-point conversion by Foster; but
the Rebels answered in the fourth and edged the Wolves 14-8 in JV football action Wednesday night.
Wolves and Falcons play another classic!
Loranger wins on 52-yard pass play with 38 seconds remaining.
LORANGER—The JV Wolves and Falcons got together Tuesday for the second time this season and put on another thrilling show. The two teams
played to a 0-0 tie in the first half and then traded comeback rallies with Saint Thomas converting three fourth downs to tie the score at six with
1:47 left and the Wolves converting a 52-yard tipped plass play woth 38 seconds left to take the lead 12-6. The Falcons got one last chance to
rally again, but an interception by Shawn Barber, the second of the night for the sophomore, sealed it for Loranger.
Defense dominated the first half as the Falcons collected 117 yards and the Wolves managed only 66 yards. Both squads notched
two sacks and Loranger collected a turnover.
The Wolves broke the 0-0 stalemate on their opening drive of the second half as they marched 65 yards in 15 plays to paydirt
chewing up the entire quarter as sophomore signal-caller Hayden Joiner hit D.D. Magee for a 24-yard touchdown. The try for two failed, but the Wolves led
6-0 with two seconds showing.
The Falcons responded with a drive on their next possession as sophomore Dillon Lee marched Saint Thomas into Wolves’ territory
completing three passes for 39 yards, but a fumbled snap ended the scoring threat as Loranger's Jamie Carr recovered the miscue.
The Falcon defense forced a quick three-and-out giving their offense another opportunity. This time in dramatic fashion the Saint
Thomas offense delivered converting three straight fourth and long plays to keep an 80-yard scoring drive alive. Lee capped off the drive
with a 24-yard touchdown strike to Blanton Burgess on fourth down. The try for two fell short as Magee stopped sophomore Luke Bleakey at the one yardline,
but the Falcons had evened the score at six with 1:47 remaining.
The Wolves went quietly on their next possession giving Saint Thomas the ball on their 36 with 1:26 remaining with a chance to
win or ensure a tie, but sophomore Dillon Corbin picked off a Lee pass that set the Wolves up at their 48. Joiner wasted no time finding Magee on the next
play for a 52-yard touchdown as Magee collected a short, tipped pass and raced the distance for a touchdown.
The Falcons got one last chance to rally with 38 seconds left, but after converting one first down, Barber robbed the Falcons for
a second time intercepting a pass to seal the win for Loranger.
Loranger Junior Varsity makes it two in a row with a win over Saint Thomas.
Wolves rally for 14-12 victory.
LORANGER—The JV Wolves made it two in a row Thursday scoring a 14-12 win over visiting Saint Thomas. Sophomore Deandre Bickham paced
a solid offensive effort with 93 total yards and one touchdown as the Loranger defense ended a final Falcon comeback drive to secure the win.
The Falcons opened the contest with a 65-yard nine-play drive capped off by an 11-yard run by sophomore
Javeon Francis for a touchdown. A 13-yard pass from Lee to sophomore Luke Bleakley on second down secured a key first down on
the drive and a 14-yard run by Bleakley set the Falcons up in scoring position.
Saint Thomas forced a three-out on Loranger’s next possession and Lee completed three passes to pick up a pair of first downs,
but the drive stalled and the Falcons were forced to punt. Loranger took over getting on the board quickly with a
four-play, 65-yard drive. Sophomore Deandre Bickham setup the Wolves score with a 27-yard gallop and two plays later
sophomore Justin Zanders finished off the drive with a 21-yard dash to the end zone. Loranger converted
the try for two on a run by sophomore quarterback Dillon Corbin to give the Wolves an 8-6 advantage with 6:06 showing before halftime.
Dillon led the Falcon answer to the Loranger score early in the fourth with an eight-play drive that ended on fourth and
goal when the sophomore quarterback found Burgess alone in the back of the end zone. The try for two failed, but the Falcons led 12-8 with 5:36 left.
The Wolves returned the favor on their next possession getting solid running from Corbin and Bickham as the
two combined for 43-yard rushing on the drive with Bickham doing the honors with a 22-yard gallop for a touchdown. The PAT failed, but
Loranger led 14-12 with just 2:43 left. The Wolves would stall out the Falcon’s final drive to secure the win.
JV JAM
Wolves defense dominates!
Loranger played a pair in three-team scrimmage with both contests ending in a tie. Photo Gallery.
LORANGER—Mistakes, miscues and some solid defense were on display at
the annual Loranger JVS Jam Saturday.
The Wolves entertained visiting Springfield and Pearl River in a three-team scrimmage. Both Loranger 10-minute
live sessions ended in a goose egg tie. The Loranger JV Wolves will tee it up for real on September
1 when they host Pine for a 6:00 p.m. kickoff.
The Wolves jammed against the Bulldogs of Springfield in the first contest. Loranger
dominated on the defensive side of the ball forcing a pair of three-and-outs. On offense the Wolves collected 52
yards with sophomore Justin Zanders posting a 34-yard scamper, but a pair of holding penalties stalled scoring drives.
In the second scrimmage against the Rebels of Pearl Rivers, the Loranger defense was
equally stout forcing one three-and-out and stiffening to prevent a Rebel score when Pearl River reached the
23 yard line of the Wolves on their second possession.
Offensively Dillon Corbin rushed for 27 yards on six carries and Jaylen James added 26
yards on four attempts. Two more holding penalties plagued the Wolves stalling out scoring drives.
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