SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – Signal Mountain withstood a conversion run and defeated South Pittsburg, 55-54, in a high school football game here Friday night.
With Signal Mountain leading, 55-48, the Pirates scored with 4:05 left in the game. On the conversion attempt, Signal Mountain sophomore Cale Shelton stopped South Pittsburg’s Jajuan Lankford for a loss.
Signal Mountain then held the ball for eight plays, running out the clock.
STATISTICS
Signal Mountain………..…….………7 20 21 7 -- 55
South Pittsburg………....……..……14 6 21 13 -- 54
SP – Demetric Johnson 30 run (Chase Frame kick)
SM – Reese Phillips 5 run (Hoston McLain kick)
SP – Jajuan Lankford 64 run (Frame kick)
SM – Ben Philyah 2 run (kick failed)
SP – Johnson 52 run (run failed)
SM – Jamil Mathis 21 pass from Phillips (McLain kick)
SM – James McLean 3 run (McLain kick)
SP – Kahil Mitchell 58 fumble return (Frame kick)
SM – Robert Turner 66 run (McLain kick)
SM – Phillips 3 run (McLain kick)
SP – Johnson 49 run (Frame kick)
SM – Phillips 1 run (McLain kick)
SP – Johnson 65 run (Frame kick)
SP – Lankford 80 run (Frame kick)
SM – Mathis 21 pass from Phillips (McLain kick)
SP – Corbin Hale 2 run (run failed)
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SM SP
First downs 27 14
Rushing 322 447
Passing 215 37
Comp-Att-Int 13-20-1 1-6-0
Punts-Avg 0-0 1-30
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 5-4
Penalties-Yards 4-30 11-80
(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)