September 4, 2009
Forrest County topples Maroon Tide 30-23
by Carey Meitzler
Brooklyn--Picayune's late rally was not enough to overtake the home standing Forrest County AHS Aggies and the Maroon
Tide fell 30-23 in non-Region action before an estimated 2,700 at Henley Field. FCAHS moves to 3-0 on the season while
Picayune falls to 0-2.
Picayune turned away the Aggies twice in the first quarter. The first stop was at the Tide 22 on a fourth down run and the second
was a sparkling interception by Dereonte Magee at the Tide 13 yard line that came just three plays after the Tide had fumbled at
their own 27.
Photo by John Young
Jacob Kennedy (13) completes a pass while Kresean Bowens (58) and Jamison Dodd (66) block.
Picayune then moved the ball near midfield, but the Aggies intercepted a pass at their own 40 to take over with 2:03
left in the first quarter. The Aggies drove to pay dirt in 5 plays scoring on the first play of the second quarter on
a 3 yard run by Isiah Jackson. Chris Fiveash kicked the point after for a 7-0 lead with 11:56 left.
The Maroon Tide answered on their next possession driving 66 yard in 5 plays with Jacob Kennedy throwing
an 11 yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Moore in the left corner of the end zone with 9:45 left. The PAT was
wide left leaving the score at 7-6.
Picayune took over on downs at their own 41 with 5:45 left and drove 60 yards in 8 plays with Kennedy finding
Chris Burton on a 10 yard touchdown pass with 3:05 left. Kennedy converted the 2 point conversion with a
strike to Wayne McMooain to make it 14-7.
The Aggies then scored on a 55 yard run by Markeysus Johnson and got a 2 point conversion when holder
Austin Archer scooped up a low snap on the extra point attempt and raced in around right end to give FCAHS
a 15-14 lead with 2:06 left.
Picayune fumbled the ensuing kickoff and the Aggies scored on the first play after the fumble recovery on a
30 yard touchdown pass from Riley Brown to Jackson. Fiveash's point after made it 22-14 with 1:53 left.
Photo by John Young
Chris Burton (20) heads up the field against FCAHS' Michael McGowan
The Maroon Tide cut the lead to 22-17 on Dalton Omera's 29 yard field goal with 2:03 left in the third quarter.
Picayune forced an Aggie punt and started at their own 31 with 11:54 to play. The Maroon Tide moved the
ball to the Aggie 10 yard line, but fumbled it back to FCAHS.
The Aggies drove 90 yards in 10 plays getting the touchdown on a 12 yard run by Jackson with 5:01 left.
The Aggies converted the 2 point conversion on a pass from Brown to tight end E.J. Pearson for a 30-17 lead.
Photo by John Young
Jamal Hall (2) fights for extra yards as he high steps past FCAHS defenders.
Picayune move quickly down the field covering 55 yards in 6 plays taking just over one minute off the
clock with Jamal Hall scored on a 1 yard run with 3:50 left. The point after was wide left.
On the next possession, the Tide forced FCAHS into a punting situation. The Aggie punter appeared
to attempt to run for a first down, then elected to attempt a running rugby style kick near the Aggies'
sideline. A Picayune defender ran into to the punter and was flagged for a roughing the kicker penalty
which gave FCAHS a first down and allowed the Aggies to run out the clock.
Hall led Picayune with 27 rushed for 211 yards. Kennedy was 8 of 16 for 101 yards.
Johnson had 103 yards on 15 carries while Jackson rushed for 59 yards on 12 carries and caught
5 passes for 110 yards.
Picayune has an open date next week and returns to action on September 18th at Pascagoula.
Photo by John Young
Jamal Hall (2) went over 200 yards for the second consecutive game.