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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
TAR HEEL- Elizabethtown clinched the Bladen Five Middle School Conference football championship Tuesday night with a 24-12 victory over Tar Heel.
The Elizabethtown victory coupled with Clarkton’s loss to Bladenboro put the Cougars 2 games ahead of the second-place Blue Devils with only one game remaining on their schedule.
Quarterback Antonio Candelaria popped loose for a 23-yard run that set up the first Panther touchdown. Canelaria tossed a 7-yard pass to Lancine Soumahoro for the touchdown and a 6-0 Tar Heel lead.
Elizabethtown’s Jacob Lockamy raced 45 yards to the Panther one yardline. Javonte Matthews banged into the end zone from a yard out for the touchdown. Quarterback Raymond Autry darted into the end zone on the keeper to edge the Cougars ahead 8-6.
Autry stopped the next Panther drive with an interception. Malcolm Bolden broke loose for a 79-yard touchdown run for the Cougars, and Autry ran for the 2-point conversion and a 16-6 Elizabethtown lead.
Elizabethtown’s Ahmad Powell picked off a Tar Heel pass at midfield and returned the ball 30 yards to the Panther 20 yardline. Lockamy bolted 5 yards for the touchdown, and Matthews dashed into the end zone for the 2-point conversion and a 24-6 lead.
Alexander Garza returned the Elizabethtown kick-off 60 yards for a Tar Heel touchdown to close the gap to 24-12 with 1:41 left in the half.
Neither team scored in the second half.
Tar Heel concludes its season Tuesday at Bladenboro, while Elizabethtown travels to Clarkton School of Discovery.
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