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Bears have no trouble beating Pickens County 52-26 to advance
On Leroy's first drive and second play from scrimmage, Clint Moseley hooked up with Patrick Rivers for a 78-yard touchdown pass reception to give the Bears an early lead. Moseley dove in for the 2-point conversion to give Leroy the 8-0 lead with 11:16 left in the first quarter of play. Moseley was 10-18 for 329 yards and four touchdowns. The Tornadoes answered on their ensuing drive on a 72-yard touchdown pass from Jematric Curry to Mardrecas Hood. Their two-point conversion failed and Leroy led 8-6 with 9:34 left in the first quarter. Leroy took a 14-6 lead when Michael Bracy took a handoff 16 yards for a touchdown with 4:28 left in the first quarter of play. The PAT was no good by Paul Gartman. Pickens County fought back to make it a 14-12 ball game with 1:36 left in the first quarter when Curry hooked up with Hood again, this for a 90-yard touchdown reception. Their two-point conversion once again came up short. On Leroy's next drive, Moseley hooked up with Johnny Williams for an 84-yard touchdown pass reception in what looked like it would be an offensive shoot-out. Gartman nailed his extra point to give Leroy the 21-12 lead at the start of the second quarter. With 20 seconds left in the first half, Moseley found Stephen Scoggins on a 15-yard touchdown pass to extend the Leroy lead to 28-12 and give the Bears a little cushion heading into the half. Moseley hooked up with Scoggins once again midway through the third quarter to give Leroy the 35-12 lead following Gartman's extra point. Scoggins hauled in two receptions for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Bracy busted another run with 6:20 left in third to blow the game open at 42-12. Gartman once again added his extra point. Paul Gartman hit a 35-yard field goal later in the third to push the Leroy lead to 45-12. Pickens answered with a 24-yard touchdown strike from Curry to Markeithton Hall and a 15-yard touchdown pass to Demarco Hall, all in the fourth quarter. Leroy's final score came on a 35-yard Ryan Daugherty to Phillip Ervin scoring strike. Aerik Davis grabbed five receptions for 82 yards to lead the Leroy receivers. Johnny Williams had one catch for 84 yards and a touchdown. Patrick Rivers had one grab for 79 yards and a touchdown. Michael Bracy had five carries for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Leroy will host Lanett (12-0) at Palmer Stadium this Friday night in the third round of the state playoffs. The winner of that game will face the winner of American Christian and Cottonwood.
Chris Sherman contributed to this article.
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