Emotional Win for Screaming Devils

 The Screaming Devils overcame an adversity filled week and literally ran away with a victory in overtime Friday night against the Bulldogs of Harlem. The Devils were playing without their leading rusher after Timothy Seals was accidentally shot over the weekend. Seals was released from the hospital Friday and joined his teammates for the game in a car parked inside the fence behind the north end zone.

The Devils struggled to get things going on the ground without Seals in the early going. A wet field
made it difficult for both teams and neither the Bulldogs or the Devils managed to put points on the board in the first quarter.

Zantez Hudson makes a tackle for Warren County

Jarvis Collins, wearing Seals' jersey, got the Devils on the board in the 2nd quarter. Collins found a hole up the middle for a 27 yard touchdown run to put the Devils up 6-0. The two point conversion was no good and Warren County took a one touchdown lead into the locker room at the half.

The Bulldogs took advantage of excellent field position in the 3rd quarter and tied the score with a 37 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Owen Price. Harlem failed to convert the extra point and the score remained tied at the end of the period.

Neither team was able to score in the 4th quarter, sending the game into overtime.

Warren County won the toss and elected to start the overtime period on offense. On the very first play, Jarvis Collins rolled to his left and threw to My'Kuan Loney in the corner of the end zone for a 15 yard touchdown pass. The two point conversion again failed and the Devils led 12-6.

Jermaine Berry turns the corner for the Devils.

Harlem took over on offense needing a touchdown to extend the game. After an illegal procedure penalty pushed the Bulldogs back 5 yards, Price tried to go to the air on the left side himself. Stedman Hall sniffed it out for the Devils and intercepted the pass, sealing the victory for the Devils. Hall began running for the north end zone after the interception despite the officials blowing the play dead and ruling the game over. What initially appeared to be an instinctive touchdown run was really a dash by Hall with the game ball towards Seals in his car at the opposite end of the field. Hall was joined by the rest of his teammates and the cheerleaders in an emotional celebration with Seals at the far end of the field.

Kentavious Griffin and Staphon Lowe make the stop.

Freshman running back, Maleek Evans, stepped in for Seals and led the running attack for the Devils with 68 yards on 11 carries for the Devils. Jermaine Berry was close behind with 12 carries for 60 yards. Jarvis Collins added 46 yards on 11 carries.

Collins threw for 57 yards on the night. He had 6 completions on 12 attempts and 1 interception. Johnquezus Neal also completed a 13 yard pass from the end zone as the punter after a bad snap. The pass was key in preventing a safety late in the game that would have given the Bulldogs the lead.

My'Kuan Loney was the leading receiver with 3 catches for 37 yards and a touchdown. Jaden Hawkins added two catches for 24 yards and Marchavious Blair had 1 catch for 13 yards.

The Devils play host to Wilkinson County Friday night at Albert J. Massey Stadium. Game time is set for 7:30.

Jarvis Collins wears #4 for Timothy Seals.