After a 58-6 rout of West Memphis Christian in the season opener Aug. 20, Marvell Academy found Bayou Academy far more competitive, but not enough to keep the Eagles from coming away with a 30-20 victory here Friday night.
After a rugged first half that ended in an 8-8 draw, the Eagles exploded for three second-half touchdowns and held off a good Colt passing attack to post their second victory of the season.
Senior running back R.P. George scored two touchdowns – the first coming from 20 yards out with 10:03 in the opening period and the second TD on a 50-yard jaunt with 11:43 in the game that gave the Eagles a seemingly insurmountable lead at 22-8.
After George broke for his first touchdown so early in the game it appeared briefly that the Eagles might make easy work of Bayou Academy.
That was not to be the case as the Colts refused to go away quietly.
The Colts took advantage of an Eagles offside penalty that turned a fourth down-and-four situation into a first down at the end of the first period at the Marvell Academy 28.
Bayou’s Chandler Carvan broke 11 yards for a touchdown with 10:37 in the half. The Colts tied the score with a two-point conversion.
Senior Hunter Wilson, who hounded the Colt quarterback throughout the game, applied the saving block on a Bayou 29-yard field goal attempt to keep the score tied 8-all at the half.
Senior Eagle quarterback Scottie Patton ignited MA’s next touchdown drive when he broke 38 yards down to the Bayou 15 with just under six minutes in the third period.
George was near the end zone for a second Eagle touchdown before a Bayou defender knocked the ball loose. The Eagles recovered at the Bayou seven.
Patton found junior tight end Seth Mullinax open in the left corner for a touchdown with 5:02 in the quarter. Geisler tacked on the two-point conversion for a 16-8 Marvell Academy lead.
That score energized the Eagle defense and kept the Colts at bay on their next possession.
On first down, senior fullback Clay Harper ripped off a 39-yard run that brought the ball to the Bayou 25.
In the heat of battle both teams were charged with a personal foul penalty.
Bayou wound up with the ball as the fourth quarter began.
Patton then pulled off the Eagles’ defensive play of the game when he picked off a Colt pass at midfield.
On the first play, George broke for his 50-yard score with 11:53 in the contest. A two-point conversion try failed and the Eagles extended their lead to 22-8.
Junior linebacker Matthew Box sacked the Colt quarterback during Bayou’s next possession back to the Colts’ 43.
Marvell Academy appeared to be in command until a freakish fumble wound up in the hands of a Colt player who raced downfield to the Eagles’ 12.
After the Eagles put the stop on a couple of plays, the Colts scored with 6:17 to play.
Wilson and Harper stopped the Bayou quarterback’s try for a two-point conversion – a play that would prove pivotal in the outcome of the game.
The Eagles responded with a game-clinching touchdown drive.
Harper sealed the victory when he scampered 31 yards for the final Eagle touchdown with 2:19 in the game. Patton added the two-point conversion putting Marvell Academy in front, 30-14.
The Colts fought back and scored their final touchdown with 14 seconds to play. They missed the conversion and the 30-20 final score was in the books.
Bayou attempted an onside’s kick but a Marvell Academy player pounced on the ball.
Marvell Academy will be on the road again this Friday against Strider Academy at Charleston, Miss. They play Southwest Christian at home Sept. 10.
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After a 58-6 rout of West Memphis Christian in the season opener Aug. 20, Marvell Academy found Bayou Academy far more competitive, but not enough to keep the Eagles from coming away with a 30-20 victory here Friday night.
After a rugged first half that ended in an 8-8 draw, the Eagles exploded for three second-half touchdowns and held off a good Colt passing attack to post their second victory of the season.
Senior running back R.P. George scored two touchdowns – the first coming from 20 yards out with 10:03 in the opening period and the second TD on a 50-yard jaunt with 11:43 in the game that gave the Eagles a seemingly insurmountable lead at 22-8.
After George broke for his first touchdown so early in the game it appeared briefly that the Eagles might make easy work of Bayou Academy.
That was not to be the case as the Colts refused to go away quietly.
The Colts took advantage of an Eagles offside penalty that turned a fourth down-and-four situation into a first down at the end of the first period at the Marvell Academy 28.
Bayou’s Chandler Carvan broke 11 yards for a touchdown with 10:37 in the half. The Colts tied the score with a two-point conversion.
Senior Hunter Wilson, who hounded the Colt quarterback throughout the game, applied the saving block on a Bayou 29-yard field goal attempt to keep the score tied 8-all at the half.
Senior Eagle quarterback Scottie Patton ignited MA’s next touchdown drive when he broke 38 yards down to the Bayou 15 with just under six minutes in the third period.
George was near the end zone for a second Eagle touchdown before a Bayou defender knocked the ball loose. The Eagles recovered at the Bayou seven.
Patton found junior tight end Seth Mullinax open in the left corner for a touchdown with 5:02 in the quarter. Geisler tacked on the two-point conversion for a 16-8 Marvell Academy lead.
That score energized the Eagle defense and kept the Colts at bay on their next possession.
On first down, senior fullback Clay Harper ripped off a 39-yard run that brought the ball to the Bayou 25.
In the heat of battle both teams were charged with a personal foul penalty.
Bayou wound up with the ball as the fourth quarter began.
Patton then pulled off the Eagles’ defensive play of the game when he picked off a Colt pass at midfield.
On the first play, George broke for his 50-yard score with 11:53 in the contest. A two-point conversion try failed and the Eagles extended their lead to 22-8.
Junior linebacker Matthew Box sacked the Colt quarterback during Bayou’s next possession back to the Colts’ 43.
Marvell Academy appeared to be in command until a freakish fumble wound up in the hands of a Colt player who raced downfield to the Eagles’ 12.
After the Eagles put the stop on a couple of plays, the Colts scored with 6:17 to play.
Wilson and Harper stopped the Bayou quarterback’s try for a two-point conversion – a play that would prove pivotal in the outcome of the game.
The Eagles responded with a game-clinching touchdown drive.
Harper sealed the victory when he scampered 31 yards for the final Eagle touchdown with 2:19 in the game. Patton added the two-point conversion putting Marvell Academy in front, 30-14.
The Colts fought back and scored their final touchdown with 14 seconds to play. They missed the conversion and the 30-20 final score was in the books.
Bayou attempted an onside’s kick but a Marvell Academy player pounced on the ball.
Marvell Academy will be on the road again this Friday against Strider Academy at Charleston, Miss. They play Southwest Christian at home Sept. 10.
