Northeast scored first on a 48-yard, two-play drive. HB Terrell Timmons scored on a 44-yard option pitch from QB Jimmy Gentry. Justin Howell added the PAT kick. Northeast, 7-0. Time of the score: 9:19 left in the first quarter.
Northeast scored on a 65-yard bomb from Gentry to HB Sammy Henderson. Howell's kick failed. Northeast, 13-0. Time of the score: 5:15 left in the first half.
Smith first scored after an 11-play, 67-yard drive in the third quarter. Desharn Russell scored the TD on a five-yard run. Jeremy Strayhorn's PAT kick failed. Northeast, 13-6. Time of the score: 4:32 left in the third quarter.
After an interception, Smith QB Duane Taylor hit WR Tony Price for a 49-yard TD. James Cole added the PAT kick. Tie, 13-13. Time of the score: 3:25 left in the third quarter.
FB Michael Sanders scored on a three-yard run with 6:05 left in the game. Sanders' TD capped an eight-play, 66-yard Ram drive. Howell's PAT kick was blocked. Northeast, 19-13.
Smith standouts: QB Duane Taylor 11-22-0 167 yards (1 TD); WR Tony Price 4-108 (1 TD); DE Jesse Lewis 8 solos, 2 for losses, 1 hurry and 2 caused fumbles; DT Adam Johnson 8 tackles, 1 for a loss.
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