Although many believed Friday the 13th would be unlucky for the Knights, they won their first game of the season 48-20 and broke a 12-game losing streak dating back to 2011.
“It feels great. We all played great, and got the victory,” senior Carey Ingram said
With 26 seconds left in the game both junior Jordan Moody and senior Anthony Starks uncapped a gatorade jug and poured it on coach Brandon Gregory to celebrate his first win as the Knights coach.
“The last time that happened was before my team went to state,” Gregory said. “Although I feel like the 12 seniors deserved it more than I did. With them putting in all the hard work over the past three years and having only won three games before today.”
With 10 minutes left in the first quarter, senior Terry White ran a 1-yard touchdown to put the Knights up 7-0. That touchdown started with a fumble recovery by junior Danny Bacon on the Bulldogs 7-yard line. Six minutes later, junior Jordan Moody got an 11-yard touchdown run to put the Knights up 14-0. The Knights ended the first quarter with a 14-0 lead.
In the second quarter, White recovered a fumble and brought it back to the Bulldogs 43-yard line. Later in the quarter, White fumbled the ball while playing at quarterback but the Bulldogs were not able to score on the turnover. The Knights went into half up 14-0.
FHN extended the lead to 21-0 off of Danny Bacon’s 9-yard touchdown reception, the Bulldogs kept fighting though. Not too long after, the Bulldogs recovered a fumble for a touchdown off a Knights punt return to make the score 21-6. Both the Bulldogs and the Knights would score before the end of the third quarter to make the score 27-13.The Bulldogs kept on fighting by getting a 7-yard
touchdown run 30 seconds into the 4th quarter to make the score 27-20. With nine minutes to play in the game, the Knights converted a gutsy fourth down and one on their own 34-yard line. FHN was forced to punt a few plays later but on the Bulldogs next possession the Knights recovered a fumble on the Bulldogs 31-yard line with 6:32 left in the game. The Knights did not stop there and went on to score three more touchdowns in the quarter making the score 48-20.
“I feel good with this being the best start I have had since I have been here,” Gregory said, “but just like the way we came back the past two games we can’t give up. I expect the the other team to come out and fight.