Tucker’s Amala Lindquist threw 2 touchdown passes and intercepted a pass to set up one in the final 29 seconds of the first half to rally Tucker past Clarkston 20-13. (Photo by Mark Brock)
The Tucker Lady Tigers scored twice in the final 18 seconds of the first half to rally for a 20-13 Division 2 Area 5 victory over the Clarkston Angoras to complete a two-game sweep in third of three games at Hallford Stadium on Wednesday night.
Trailing 13-0 with just 29 seconds to play in the first half Tucker put together an amazing end to the first half. A Kyh’yara Thompson to Makalyn Baxter pass for a two-yard touchdown put the Angoras (3-3, 3-2) up 13-0 following the same pair for the conversion with just 29 seconds left in the half.
Tucker (5-3, 5-1) answered on its first play with an Amala Lindquist to Shameria Jackson pass covered 56 yards for a touchdown. Nijah Lewis ran in the extra point to make it 7-13 with 18 seconds to play.
Clarkston went to the air on the first play and Lindquist stepped into intercept, returning it to the Clarkston 9. Two plays later Lindquist hit Trinity Head in the end zone for an 11-yard scoring strike with five seconds left in the half. Maliyah Greene’s extra point run put Tucker up 14-13 going into the half.
Another Tucker interception, this time by Jackson, gave the Tigers the football at the Clarkston 33 with 13:05 to play in the game. Five plays later Lewis got outside and slipped through the Clarkston defense for 18 yards to score an insurance touchdown with 9:50 to play. Tucker led 20-13 as the extra point run was no good.
Clarkston turned the ball over on downs twice in the final nine minutes of the game, once on their own 25 and another on their own 39.
Tucker got the football with 51 seconds to play and ran out the clock to seal the win.
Clarkston’s first score of the game came on a 60-yard touchdown pass from Thompson to Taylor Wheeler with 13:05 left in the first half. The extra point pass was no good.
Tucker’s Nijah Lewis (with ball) gains yardage on a run vs. North Atlanta. Lewis had two 66-yard touchdown runs in the game won 19-6 by Tucker. (Photo by Mark Brock)
Tucker 19, North Atlanta 6
The Tucker Tigers used another late first half score to get the momentum on their way to a 19-6 victory over North Atlanta in the opening game at Hallford Stadium.
On the third play of the game, Tucker’s Nijah Lewis took a pitch around the left end and raced 66-yards down the sideline for a touchdown for the early Tucker lead. Amala Lindquist ran in the extra point for the early 7-0 lead.
North Atlanta was put in scoring position by an interception and return of 14 yards to the Tigers’ 31. The Warriors (2-6, 1-3) would score on a 17-yard touchdown pass to pull within 7-6 as the conversion failed with 59 seconds to play.
Lewis struck again on the first play to answer the North Atlanta score with her second 66-yard touchdown run of the game. Tucker took a 13-6 lead into the half as the conversion failed.
Maliyah Davis set up the final score of the game with an interception and return to the North Atlanta 33. Lewis had runs of eight and seven yards to set up the 18-yard touchdown run by Davis. The point was no good to make it 19-6 in favor of the Tiges with 4:44 to play.
Tucker forced a turnover on downs at the North Atlanta 19 but turned it over downs at the 11 with just 30 seconds to play. North Atlanta picked up a first down on the final possession of the game as the clock ran out.
Clarkston’s Kyh’yara Thompson threw four touchdown passes and had four interceptions in Clarkston’s 24-0 win over North Atlanta. (Photo by Mark Brock)
Clarkston 24, North Atlanta 0
Kyh’yara Thompson had a big game on both sides of the football (4 TD passes, 4 interceptions) for the Angoras to lead Clarkston to a 24-0 Area 5 win over the North Atlanta Warriors in the second game at Hallford Stadium.
Thompson opened the game completing her first four passes for 58 yards, including the final 10 to Jasmine Adams for the opening score of the game. The two-point pass was no good to keep the score at 6-0.
Playing defensive back with 47 seconds left in the first half and North Atlanta driving at the Clarkston 38, Thompson snagged an errant pass to give the Angoras the ball at their own 37. Four plays later with the first half clock ticking down, Thompson connected with Jamiya Jenkins for a 29-yard touchdown strike. Clarkston took a 12-0 lead into the break as the extra point try was no good.
Clarkston opened the second half taking just two plays to extend the lead to 18-0. Thompson hit Taylor Wheeler deep down the right side for a 59-yard scoring strike with 18:05 to play in the game. The three-point try came up short.
The next three North Atlanta drives were stopped by Thompson interceptions to give Clarkston five on the game, the first came in the first half by Arriana Blackwell. Thompson’s fourth set up the final score as she returned it to the North Atlanta 32.
Three plays later Thompson threw her fourth touchdown pass of the game as she connected with Jasmine Adams for 13 yards in the middle of the field for the score. Another three-point try was no good to make the final of 24-0.
STANDINGS
Division 1 Area 8 North
Area OV
School Name W-L W-L
Towers 3-0 7-2
Decatur 3-1 4-2
Elite Scholars 1-1 1-1
Druid Hills 0-2 0-4
McNair 0-3 0-3
Division 1 Area 8 South
Area OV
School Name W-L W-L
Tri-Cities 4-0 7-0
Therrell 2-1 6-3
Redan 1-1 4-2
M.L. King 0-3 0-3
Columbia 0-2 0-4
Division 2 Area 5
Area OV
School Name W-L W-L
St. Pius X 5-0 8-0
Tucker 5-1 5-3
Lithonia 4-2 4-4
Clarkston 3-2 3-3
Miller Grove 2-3 4-4
North Atlanta 1-4 2-7
Lakeside 1-4 1-7
Southwest DeKalb 0-5 1-5
Division 3 Area 3
Area OV
School Name W-L W-L
Chattahoochee 4-0 6-4
Alpharetta 4-0 8-3-1
Dunwoody 3-1 4-4
Centennial 2-2 3-5
Johns Creek 2-2 3-6
Cambridge 1-2 1-7
Riverwood 1-3 1-3
North Springs 0-4 0-4
Northview 0-3 1-7