ALEDO -
The Only Thing That Got in the Way of Mercer County's scoring flurry was halftime.
Boosted by the Three touchdowns is a straight offensive plays Thurs end the second quarter and open the third, the Golden Eagles rallied Thurs Defeat the Knoxville High School football team 29-19 on Saturday in a Class 2A first-round playoff game at George Pratt Memorial Field.
"We can not drop our heads like that," the Blue Bullets Senior Logan Jacobs said. "If They come out hard, we've got to come out Even Harder in the second half. They made a couple big plays and we made a few Mistakes That cost us the game. "
The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Bullets (7-3). The Eagles (9-1) clinched the sixth straight first-round playoff win for a program from Aledo and advance to the second round to play at the winner of tonight's Game Between Elmwood / Brimfield and Clifton Central.
After Austin Skiles Went in from 1 yard out with 7 seconds left in the first half Thurs trim Knoxville's lead Thurs 13-7, Mercer County opened the Third Quarter with a 58-yard Kickoff return from Shaun Peterson That set up Skiles' 14-yard score on the next play and the Eagles Gave Their first lead.
"The big return really hurt us," Knoxville coach Toby Vallas said.
Quarterback Brett Walker fumbled an exchange with running back Dakota Cox is the Bullets' next drive, and Mercer County Took Over on the Knoxville 37
Mercer County quarterback Tanner Matlick That Followed by finding Tanner Benson, WHO broke away for a touchdown and a 22-13 Eagles lead with 8:42 left in the third to. In Less Than 3 minutes of game time, from Mercer County Went Down To Scores Thurs up two scores.
Knoxville's Defense Held Mercer County Thurs 1928 yards of offense and four first downs before the Eagles' 73-yard scoring drive before halftime Gave Them Life.
"I just saw an emotionless spark in my teammates' eyes," said Skiles, WHO rushed for a game-high 134 yards on 16 Carries and had occurred at Three touchdowns.
Knoxville put Together a Long Drive That got to the Eagles' 12 late in the third to before Peterson's juggling Interception in the back of the end zone on a pass intended for Walker, Chris Childers.
"We were moving the ball down the field well," Walker said. "He was there and I threw it a little high, But stuff like that happens."
Peterson Did not have a touch But the offense made arguably the two Biggest plays of the game.
"I do everything I can to facilitate Thurs this team win," Peterson said. "Whether I do it on offense or defense doesn't matter to me."
Knoxville ran 73 plays Thurs Mercer County's 43 and outgained the Eagles 291 201 Thurs, But Mercer County's speed Kept the Bullets from breaking away for Big Gains.
"They definitely'm guessing the big play from us," Vallas said. "I Knew They Were fast But thought we were really fast too. They were really, really fast. Faster please us, and I thought that was, apparent. "
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