Chargers fall to South Panola 41-34

Published 11:35 pm Friday, September 6, 2024

By Staff Report

By Myra Bean

Sports writer

It was a matchup of the two powerhouse teams of North Mississippi when 7A Oxford Chargers hosted 6A South Panola Friday night.

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The game lived up to its hype and trash talk. The teams are no strangers to each other being 25 miles apart.

South Panola pulled out the upset over No. 9 Oxford 41-34 in a comeback game no one saw coming.

South Panola jumped out to a 7-0 start but Oxford tied the game at seven at the 8:11 first-quarter mark on a 10-yard pass from Drew Dean to Jai Johnson. Michael Thompson completed four of five PATs on the night. South Panola jumped out to a 19-7 lead which stood at halftime.

Oxford roared back in the third quarter, taking the 21-19 lead. Kamar Houston broke for a 47-yard run in the third to cut the lead 19-14 and Dean hit a receiver for a 34-yard touchdown pass to take the lead 21-19 with 3: 59 to go in the third.

Oxford padded its lead 28-19 on a 72-yard punt returned for a touchdown by Levi Blount with 11:33 left in the fourth quarter.

Oxford’s last touchdown was a one-yard run by Dean that was set up by a 19-yard pass to Levi Blount with 1:55 left in the game to tie the game at 34. The snap for Thompson’s PAT was high and he had to down the ball.

Oxford had a total of 280 yards of offense, 109 rushing on 35 carries and 171 completing 17 of 23 passes.

Oxford (1-1) will travel to play Grenada on Friday, Sept. 13.

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