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Douglas Byrd 21 Purnell Swett 12BYRDSWETT10...........First Downs............15278..........312202....., , 17976 ............1339-20-2. ... 7-26-02/1.........Fumbles/Lost -......7/25/40. .......Penalties-Yards ...3/35Score By QuarterByrd6 0 7 8— 21Swett0 0 12 0— 12Scoring First QuarterDB — Farrington (10, run), kick blocked.Third Quarter DB — Randle (fumb. rec. in end 2one). McKinnon kick.PS - MPittman (39. pass from jSessoms).PS — MPittman (47, pass from J Sessoms).Fourth Quarter DB — Farrington (10. run). 2-pt. conv. good.individual StatisticsRushing: PS — Graham 6/59, Sessoms 8/26. Brown 7/43; Locklear 3/20, Steen 4/25, Bowen 1/6; DB — Farrington 20/186. Passing: PS — Sessoms 7-26-0 (133); DB — McKinnon 9-18-1 (76). Farrington 0-1-1, Heyward 0-1*0.Receiving: PS — MPittman 6/121, Dial 1/12; DB — McKoy 3/14, Howard 6/62.Fairmont 30 Pender County 26PENDER CO. FAIRMONTbulldog rurtrungDack Kenny McDonald fumbled. Two plays later, Moore rumbled 32 yards for his second touchdown, putting the Pirates up 28-6 with Dickerson's kick.The two teams exchanged safeties, making the final score30-8.RamsFrom page IBFall, 21-12first half, Pittman said of the defense's early struggles.It was the Eagles defense that scored next, when linebacker Steven Randle recovered a fumble by Sessoms in Swett's end zone.The point after attempt bounced off a lineman's back and through the goalposts to make die score 13-0.After Swett's comeback threat, Farrington ran in his second touchdown from 10 yards out with 6:16 left in the fourth quarter. Byrd quarterback Terry McKinnon ran inthe Eagles a 21-12 lead and dash Swett's hopes for a rally.Rams head coach Russell Stone said nothing the Eagles did surprised his team, but the execution was off.We didn't tackle very good and we missed too many open receivers, he said. X's and O's are pretty, but the name of the game is blocking and tackling.Stone also said his team missed the presence of linebacker, running back, kicker and punter Tommie Locklear, who was out with a high ankle sprain suffered in practice Wednesday. The Rams also lost running back and defensive back Josh Bowen to a leg injury early in the first quarter.Sessoms looked sharp on his two touchdown passes to Pittman, but struggled otherwise, completing only 7-of-26 passing attempts for 133 yards.j « * *«
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