PARKERSBURG -After being its own worst enemy for more than a quarter, Parkersburg South played football like its been taught and recovered from a 10-point deficit to defeat Parkersburg 28-18 Friday night at Stadium Field.
"This is definitely a great way to go out for our senior year," South's Logan Cox said after intercepting two passes, including one which resulted in a 35-yard touchdown return.
The Patriots, who improved to 4-3 after winning for the second straight year against their city rival, turned the ball over on two of their first four offensive drives and had a 68-yard touchdown run by running back Jordan Quiocho called back because of an illegal substitution penalty.
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Parkersburg's Chandler Hamilton, center, is gangtackled by South defenders, from left, Braxton Johnson, Brendan Schwendeman, Cody Hively, Jordan Braniff and Logan Cox. The Patriots won, 28-18.
"In the first quarter, our emotions were going too high," Cox continued. "But in the last three quarters, we really stuck together and played as a team."
PHS, which lost for the first time in three weeks and slipped to 4-3, took advantage of South's miscues and took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on Matt Santer's 3-yard touchdown run and a Cody Roney 24-yard field goal.
From that point, sustained drives were hard to come by as the Big Reds managed just 190 total yards on offense.
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At Stadium Field
Parkersburg South 28, Parkersburg 18
South (4-3) 0 7 14 7 - 28
PHS (4-3) 10 0 8 0 - 18
PHS: Matt Santer 3 run (Cody Roney kick), 7:05, 1st
PHS: Roney 24 field goal, 1:33, 1st
South: Tyler Bolen 1 run (Isaac Boles kick), 4:51, 2nd
South: Braxton Johnson 41 run (Boles kick), 4:03, 3rd
South: Logan Cox 35 interception return (Boles kick), 3:00, 3rd
PHS: Chandler Hamilton 5 run (Corey Burdette pass from Aaron Roberts), 1:55, 3rd
South: Jordan Quioccho 44 run (Boles kick), 3:45, 4th
Team stats
South: First downs: 14. Rushes-yards: 34-310. Passing yards: 47. Total yards: 357. Passing: 5-15-1. Fumbles-lost: 2-1. Punts-avg: 5-40.4. Penalties-yards: 8-76.
PHS: First downs: 10. Rushes-yards: 32-100. Passing yards: 90. Total yards: 190. Passing: 10-24-2. Fumbles-lost: 1-0. Punts-avg: 7-37.9. Penalties-yards: 4-20.
Individual leaders
South: Rushing: Jordan Quiocho 13-161, Logan Cox 6-60, Braxton Johnson 5-49, Tyler Bolen 7-21, Cody Hively 3-19. Passing: Tyler Bolen 5-15-1, 47 yards. Receiving: Wes Mitchem 2-24, Tyler Rouse 2-24, Logan Cox 1-(minus-1).
PHS: Rushing: Adam Lindamood 20-100, Chandler Hamilton 5-17, Matt Santer 1-3, Kwante Johnson 1-(minus-1), Aaron Roberts 5-(minus-19). Passing: Aaron Roberts 10-24-2, 90 yards. Receiving: Kwante Johnson 4-77, Matt Santer 2-9, Chandler Hamilton 2-(minus-8), Cameron McCoy 1-15, Matt Lindamood 1-(minus-3).
Next game: Brooke at Parkersburg South, Friday; Parkersburg at Woodrow Wilson, Friday
Braxton County 26, Ravenswood 23
#19 Braxton (4-3) 6 14 0 6 - 26
Ravenswood (2-4) 0 13 7 3 - 23
BC: Jacob Yanero 68 run (kick failed) 9:09, 1st
RW: Patrick Watson 24 pass from Heath Burgess (Mason Carte kick) 10:04, 2nd
RW: Rhys Jelich 5 run (kick failed) 3:24, 2nd
BC: Jacob Yanero 80 run (Chase Oney recovered fumble) 3:00, 2nd
BC: A.J. Adkins 22 pass from Yanero (kick failed) 0:07, 2nd
RW: Devon Crews 5 run (Carte kick) 1:36, 3rd
RW: Nathan Cunningham 42 field goal 5:49, 4th
BC: Derek Barnette 9 pass from Yanero 0:00, 4th
Team stats
Braxton County: First downs: 12; Rushes-yards: 32-244; Passing yards: 90; Total yards: 334; Passing: 5-9-1; Punts-average: 3-34.7; Fumbles-lost: 1-1; Penalties-yards: 7-58
Ravenswood: First downs: 18; Rushes-yards: 41-152; Passing yards: 138; Total yards: 290; Passing: 11-18-0; Punts-average: 2-44.5; Fumbles-lost: 2-2; Penalites-yards: 8-50
Individual stats
Braxton County: Rushing: Jacob Yanero 22-232, Tyler Coleman 2-5, Zach Perkins 7-8, Chase Oney 1-(-1); Passing: Thomas Pritt 0-1-0, 0 yards; Yanero 5-8-1, 80 yards; Receiving: Derek Barnette 1-9, Tony Conrad 1-2, Pritt 2-57, A.J. Adkins 1-22
Ravenswood: Rushing: Heath Burgess 5-2, Devon Crews 17-67, Rhys Jelich 14-67, Connor Jelich 5-16; Passing: Crews 0-1-0, 0 yards; Burgess 11-17-0, 138 yards; Receiving: C. Jelich 1-7, Thomas Sturm 1-5, Patrick Watson 1-24, R. Jelich 4-41, Dylan Radabaugh 1-30, Crews 2-24, Drake McDowell 1-7
Next games: Point Pleasant at Ravenswood on Friday; Webster County at Braxton County on Friday, Oct. 19.
Buffalo 23, Wirt County 21
WC (4-2) 7 7 0 7 - 21
B (5-1) 7 9 7 0 - 23
B: Isaih Robinson 22 pass from Levi Jordan (Jordan kick) 9:49, 1st
WC: Josh Trembley 1 run (Chad Moore kick) :22, 1st
WC: J.T. Stephens 22 pass from Trembley (Moore kick) 11:11, 2nd
B: Bubba Legg 30 run (kick failed) 5:43, 2nd
B: Jordan 36 field goal :36, 2nd
B: Jordan Tucker 6 run (Jordan kick) 5:40, 3rd
WC: Josh Trembley 3 run (Moore kick) :59, 4th
Team stats
Wirt County: First downs: 18; Rushes-yards: 41-163; Passing yards: 202; Total yards: 365; Passing: 11-32-0-3; Punts-average: 5-28.0; Fumbles-lost: 3-1; Penalties-yards: 4-25
Buffalo: First downs: 9; Rushes-yards: 40-104; Passing yards: 111; Total yards: 215; Passing: 9-18-0; Punts-average: 9-33.6; Fumbles-lost: 3-1; Penalties-yards: 5-35
Individual stats
Wirt County: Jake Linville 13-75, Cody Ferguson 9-66; Passing: Josh Trembley 11-32, 202; Receiving: J.T. Stephens 3-64
Buffalo: Bubba Legg 13-73; Passing: Levi Jordan 9-18, 111; Receiving: Isiah Robinson 3-63
Next game: Wirt County at Williamstown, Friday 7:30 p.m.
Belpre 21, South Gallia 6
B (2-5) 7 0 7 7 - 21
SG (0-7) 6 0 0 0 - 6
B: Manny Toiez 23-80 1 TD, Tavian Miller 7-44, 1 TD, Passing: Tavian Miller 3-7, 25; Receiving: Caleb Yost 1-10, 1 TD; Nate Teeters 1 INT 50-yd return, Cody Martin 1 INT 10-yd return ran clock out;
St. Marys 72, Calhoun County 0
Calhoun County (2-5) 0 0 0 0 - 0
St. Marys (6-1) 42 30 0 0 -72
SM: Noah Spitzer 6 run (kick failed) 9:53, 1st
SM: Derek Barnhart 29 run (run failed) 8:31, 1st
SM: David Gray 3 run (Garrett Furr kick) 4:41, 1st
SM: Barnhart 7 run (Furr kick) 4:03, 1st
SM: Spitzer 20 run (Furr kick) :35, 1st
SM: Spitzer 10 run (Furr kick) 10:52, 2nd
SM: Jeremy Pratt 16 run (kick failed) 8:46, 2nd
SM: Colby Brode 44 interception return (kick failed) 6:54, 2nd
SM: Jared Dils 49 run (kick failed) 5:53, 2nd
SM: Jacob Cox 1 run (Wesley Parsons kick) 3:36, 2nd
SM: Brett Fetty 28 fumble return (Parsons kick) 2:42, 2nd
Team statistics
Calhoun County: First downs: 6; Rishes-yards: 39-6; Passing yards: 3; Total yarrds: 9; Passes: 1-16-3; Punts-average: 5-22.6; Fumbles-lost: 7-4; Penalties: 4-21
St. Marys: First downs: 22; Rushes-yards: 40-276; Passing yards: 117; total yards: 393; Passing: 5-7-0; Punts-average: 2-24.0; Fumbles-lost: 0-0; Penalties: 8-66
Individual leaders
St. Marys: Rushing: Noah Spitzer 6-63; Jared Dils 1-49; Andrew Cosper 4-45; Passing: Cosper 4-6, 96 yards; Receiving: Johnny Riggs 3-74
Next game: St. Marys at Gilmer County next Friday; Buffalo at Calhoun next Friday
Hurricane 21, Ripley 0
Ripley (3-4) 0 0 0 0-0
Hurricane (4-2) 0 7 7 7-21
Hurr: Zack Pate 4 run (Michael Molina kick) 8:29 2nd
Hurr: Koi Turner 30 pass from Jon Hensley (Molina kick) 9:53 3rd
Hurr: Pate 7 run (Molina kick) 4:24 4th
Game stats
Hurricane: First downs: 15. Rushes-yards: 29-193. Passing yards: 196. Total yards: 393. Passing: 18-31-0.
Ripley: First downs: 4. Rushes-yards: 28-40. Passing yards: 50. Total yards: 90. Passing: 3-18-3.
Individual stats
Ripley: Rushing: Tyler Pittenger 8-18, Jacob Ray 6-24. Passing: Jake Martin 3-18-3, 50 yards. Receiving: Kade Harrison 2-45.
Next game: Ripley plays at St. Albains
Doddridge County 58, Gilmer County 18
GCHS (2-5) 0 0 12 6-18
DCHS (5-2) 12 24 14 8-58
DC: Wyatt Ford 9 run (run failed) 8:57 1st
DC: Joey Cox 3 run (kick failed) 5:27 1st
DC: Ford 15 run (pass failed) 8:08 2nd
DC: Devin Anderson 3 run (kick failed) 5:12 2nd
DC: Daniel Plaugher 16 pass from David Lipscomb (run failed) 3:17 2nd
DC: Plaugher 15 pass from Anderson (kick failed) 1:07 2nd
DC: Cox 20 run (run failed) 10:54 3rd
GC: Adam Beall 20 pass from Austin Cunningham (run failed) 8:04 3rd
DC: Jeff Bonnell 3 run (Clayton Legassa run) 5:30 3rd
GC: Beall 12 pass from Cunningham (pass failed) 2:05 3rd
GC: Tristen Sparks 8 run (run failed) 6:13 4th
DC: Tristen McCroskey 80 kickoff return (Brandon Stewart run) 5:57 4th
Game stats
Gilmer: First downs: 16. Rushes-yards: 45-163. Passing yards: 49. Total yards: 212. Passing: 10-24-1. Fumbles-lost: 3-3. Punts-average: 3-28.0. Penalties-yards: 5-45.
Doddridge: First downs: 15. Rushes-yards: 39-354. Passing yards: 49. Total yards: 403. Passsing: 3-8-0. Fumbles-lost: 0-0. Punts-average: 3-36.0. Penalties-yards: 11-105.
Individual stats
Gilmer: Rushing: Tristen Sparks 23-113. Passing: Austin Cunningham 10-24-1, 49 yards. Receiving: Adam Beall 5-39.
Doddridge: Rushing: Wyatt Ford 18-133, 2 TD; Devin Anderson 6-81, 1 TD; Joey Cox 7-59, 2 TD. Passing: David Lipscomb 2-6-0, 34 yards. 1 TD; Anderson 1-1-0, 15 yards, 1 TD. Receivinig: Daniel Plaugher 2-31, 2 TD.
Next game: Doddridge County plays host to Eastern on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Frontier 34, Caldwell 29
Caldwell 15 0 14 0 - 29
Frontier 14 8 0 12 - 34
First Quarter
C: Safety Eddie Salazar tackled in end zone 11:28
C: Bricker Lori 32 yd. run (kick no good) 8:57
F: Salazar 62 yd. run (Jared Howell run) 8:02
C: Jared Leasure 15 yd. pass from Tanner Clark (Alexi Cubas kick) 4:35
F: Taylor Merckle 15 yd. run (2 pt. attempt failed) 3:55
Second Quarter
F: Howell 4 yd. run (Merckle run) :43
Third Quarter
C: Andrew Minosky 1 yd. run (Cubas kick) 9:16
C: Caleb Van Meter 2 yd. run (Cubas kick) 1:47
Fourth Quarter
F: Jordan Jefferson 4 yd. run (2 pt attempt failed) 8:53
F: Howell 3yd. run (2 pt attempt failed) :50
Team Stats
Caldwell: First Downs: 14, Rushes-yards: 46-252, Passing Yards: 15, Total yards: 267, Penalties-yards: 9-80, Punts-avg.: 3-29.7, Fumbles-lost 1-0, Turnovers: 1.
Frontier: First Downs: 15, Rushes-yards: 43-228, Passing yards: 123, Total yards: 351, Penalties-yards: 6-52, Punts-avg. 0, Fumbles-lost 2-1, Turnovers: 1.
Individual Stats
Caldwell: Rushing: Lori: 12-124 TD, Minosky: 20-80 TD, VanMeter: 11-39, Hardesty: 1-6, Rayner: 2-3. Passing: Clark 1-1-15, TD, Minosky 0-2 INT. Receiving: Leasure: 1-15, TD.
Frontier: Rushing: Merckle: 18-90, TD, Howell: 16-68, 2TD, Salazar: 4-66, TD, Jefferson: 5-4, TD. Passing: Jefferson: 6-10-123. Receiving: Dylan Absher: 1-38, Salazar: 1-33, Merckle: 3-33, Howell: 1-19.
Next game: Caldwell at Fort Frye, Friday; Valley at Frontier, Friday.
Oak Glen 26, Tyler Consolidated 20, OT
Oak Glen (4-3) 7 7 6 0 6 - 26
Tyler Consolidated (1-5) 7 0 6 7 0 - 20
OG: Preston Murray 1 fumble recovery (Josh Weltner kick) 1:16 1st.
TC: Levi Henderson 56 pass from Hunter LeMasters (Drew Casey kick) 0:00 1st.
OG: Bub Haddox 3 run (Weltner kick) 11:31 2nd.
TC: LeMasters 2 run (kick failed) 6:01 3rd.
OG: Cole Hollway 11 pass from Haddox (kick failed) 2:58 3rd.
TC: LeMasters 2 run (Casey kick) 1:19 4th.
OG: Haddox 20 run
Team statistics
Oak Glen: First downs: 21; Rushes-yards: 45-265; Passing yards: 155; Total yards: 410; Passing: 11-21-1; Fimbles-lost: 1-0; Penalties: 9-90
Tyler Consolidated: First downs: 17; Rushes-yards: 32-108; Passing yards: 257; Total yards: 365; Passing: 14-23-1; Fumbles-lost: 4-3; Penalties: 9-85
Individual leaders
Oak Glen: David Campbell 12-89; Bub Haddox 12-55; Zach Staley 8-34; Tyler Steed 6-29; Clay Flowers 3-25; Trey Smith 4-23; Passing: Haddox 11-21, 155; Receiving: Cole Holloway 2-73; Smith 4-42; Flowers 2-15; Micah Swiger 2-11; Steed 1-6; Staley 1-5
Tyler Consolidated: Rushing: Josh Ruble 6-82; Hunter LeMasters 12-13; Alex Doak 5-7; Skyler Leasure 8-0; Passing: Hunter LeMasters 14-23. 257 yards; Receiving: Alex Doak 5-57; Levi Henderson 3-83; Josh Ruble 2-37; Sklyer Leasure 2-35
Next game: Tyler Consolidated at South Harrison next Friday
Conotton Valley 56, Paden City 12
CV (4-3) 21 14 14 7 - 56
PC (1-6) 0 6 0 6 - 12
CV: Taylor Bowdish 9 run (Brandon Bailey kick) 8:40, 1st
CV: Jacob Hoover 21 interception return (Bailey kick) 7:45, 1st
CV: Hoover 2 run (Bailey kick) 2:14, 1st
PC: Drew Bidwell 19 pass from Zach Hesley (pass failed) 10:49, 2nd
CV: Keaton Carrothers 40 run (Bailey kick) 10:00, 2nd
CV: Bailey 34 pass from Colton Cottis (Bailey kick) 4:14, 2nd
CV: Tommy Rodriguez 10 run (Bailey kick) 8:01, 3rd
CV: Carrothers 41 run (Bailey kick) 6:39, 3rd
CV: Sergio Carvalho 7 run (Bailey kick) 11:42, 4th
PC: Brandon Cross 65 run (run failed) :49, 4th
Team stats
Conotton Valley: First downs: 15; Rushes-yards: 37-310; Passing yards: 103; Total yards: 413; Passing: 3-5-1-1; Punts-average: 2-20.5; Fumbles-lost: 0-0; Penalties-yards: 10-95
Paden City: First downs: 8; Rushes-yards: 21-72; Passing yards: 86; Total yards: 158; Passing: 9-22-1-1; Punts-average: 6-29; Fumbles-lost: 2-1; Penalties-yards: 2-10
Individual stats
Conotton Valley: Taylor Bowdish 9-101; Passing: Colton Cottis 3-5, 103; Receiving: Bailey 2-47, Carrothers 1-56
Paden City: Brandon Cross 8-80; Passing: Hesley 9-22, 86; Receiving: Drew Bidwell 3-33, Kennedy Cain 3-28
Next game: Bishop Donahue at Paden City, Friday 7:30 p.m.
New Philadelphia 34, Marietta 0
New Philadelphia (7-0, 3-0) 7 7 13 7 - 34
Marietta (1-6, 0-2) 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st quarter
NP: Jamal Johnson, 35 pass from Caleb Beans (Adam Hershberger kick), 9:54
2nd quarter
NP: Greg Cunningham, 26 run (Hershberger kick), :46
3rd quarter
NP: Johnson, 30 run (Hersberger kick)
NP: Justin Ward, 37 pass from Beans (kick blocked), 3:25
4th quarter
NP: Hunter Joseph, 15 pass from Beans (Hershberger kick)
Team stats
New Philadelphia-first downs 16, rushes/yds 34-191, passing yards 126, total yds 317, pen/yds 8/75, fumbles/lost 1/0, punts/avg 1/50
Marietta-first downs 6, rushes/yds 15-(-10), passing yards 95, total yds 85, pen/yds 8/60, fumbles/lost 2/0, punts/avg 4/30
Individual stat leaders
New Philadelphia-rushing: Jamal Johnson 18-113-1TD, Greg Cunningham 6-58-1TD, Hunter Joseph 6-26; passing Caleb Beans 12-19-128-1INT-3TD, Mitchell Pape 0-1-0; receiving; Johnson 2-45-1TD, Joseph 7-58-1TD, Justin Ward 1-37-1TD, Logan Geib 1-14
Marietta-rushing: John Henry 13-(-14), Garrett Davis 1-3, Spencer Frum 1-2, Anthony Kimbrough 2-2; passing: Henry 15-22-95-1INT; receiving: Quinton Coffield 6-16, Davis 1-6, Kimbrough 1-6, Chance Wright 3-33, Connor Beavers 2-14
Next game: Rosecrans at Marietta at 7 p.m. Friday
Magnolia 51, Weir 12
MHS (6-1) 28 16 7 0-51
Weir (0-7) 0 6 0 6-12
Mag: Stephen Rogalski 60 run (Clements Ritmyer kick) 11:10 1st
Mag: Rogalski 21 run (Ritmeyer kick) 6:40 1st
Mag: Kage Rohde 22 run (Ritmeyer) 3:50 1st
Mag: Tanner Hanna 35 pass to Stephen Rogalski (Ritmeyer kick) 1:12 1st
Mag: Kyle Ritz safety 11:03 2nd
Mag: Drew Keller 1 run (Ritmeyer kick) 9:39 2nd
Weir: Eric Piat 70 run (run failed) 1:22 2nd
Mag: Rohde 32 run (Ritmeyer kick) 1:12 2nd
Mag: Rohde 24 run (Ritmeyer kick) 7:37 3rd
Weir: Cameron Davis 25 run (run failed) 11:50 4th
Game stats
Magnolia: Rushes-yards: 25-315. Passing yards: 83. Total yards: 398. Passing: 4-6-0. Fumbles-lost: 2-0.
Individual stats
Magnolia: Rushing: Kage Rohde 6-93, 3 TD; Drew Keller 11-83, 1 TD; Stephen Rogalski 2-81, 2 TD. Passing: Tanner Hanna 4-6-0, 83 yards, 1 TD. Receiving: Rogalski 1-35, 1 TD; Keller 1-17; Ryan Wilton 2-31.
Next game: Magnolia plays host to Barnesville on Friday, Oct. 19 on Homecoming.
Waterford 41, Green 18
Green (3-4) 0 0 12 6 - 18
Waterford (2-5) 0 6 0 35 - 41
W: Hunter Munjas 5 run (kick failed) 11:51, 2nd
G: Robbie Applegate 56 run (kick failed)10:19, 3rd
G: Frazier 27 pass from Applegate (conversion failed) 0:18, 3rd
W: Munjas 33 run, Wyatt Porter pass from Devon Patterson conversion, 10:33, 4th
W: Munjas 8 run, (Munjas run) 7:07, 4th
W: Austin Lang 34 interception (kick failed) 6:45, 4th
W: Munjas 15 interception (Josh Stewart kick) 6:29, 4th
W: Jacob Stewart 1 run (kick failed) 3:36, 4th
G: Levi Mollett 25 run (conversion failed), 0:16, 4th
Team stats
Waterford: First downs: 15; Rushes-yards: 45-301; Passing yards: 73; Total yards: 374; Passing: 3-5; Fumbles-lost: 5-3; Penalties-yards: 6-55
Individual stats
Waterford: Munjas 22-218, Jacob Stewart 7-41, Austin Lang 1-18; Patterson 15-24; Passing: Patterson 3-4, 73; Wyatt Porter 0-1; Receiving: Austin Shriver 3-73
Next game: Southern at Waterford, Friday
Parkersburg Catholic 21,
South Harrison 13
Team stats
Parkersburg Catholic: First downs: 14; Rushing yards: 175; Passing yards: 134; Total yards: 309; Passing: 7-N/A-0; Punts-average: 3-30.6; Fumbles-lost: 0-0; Penalties-yards: 5-40
South Harrison: First downs: 12; Rushing-yards: 137; Passing yards: 100; Total yards: 237; Passing: 9/N/A-0; Punts-average: 2-37; Fumbles-lost: 0-0; Penalties-yards: 3-20
Individual stats
Parkersburg Catholic: Rushing: Mitch Davis 12-58; Payton Sturm 12-65; Charles Schriner 11-44; Ryan Schriner 3-8; Passing: Sturm 7-7-0, 134 yards; Receiving: Charles Schriner 3-67; Ryan Schriner 2-16; Nick Roedersheimer 1-18; Mitch Davis 1-33
South Harrison: Ben Aylestock 12-59; Austin Glaspell 16-81; Trae Corley 1-2; Cole James 3-0; Cory Messenger 1-(-)5; Passing: Cole James 9-13-0, 100 yards; Messenger 0-1-0, 0 yards; Receiving: Hunter Hitt 4-49; Tyler Childers 3-29; Cory Messenger 1-14; Austin Davis 1-8.
"This is a game that some people look forward to all the time, but we don't like losing to anybody - especially against a crosstown rival," PHS coach Don Reeves said after the Big Reds lost to South for the fourth time in the past five meetings. "South made some mistakes and we took advantage of it - the only problem was that in the second half, we just didn't turn around and make the plays when we had the opportunities."
South's comeback started midway in the second quarter after taking over at its own 25. On the ninth play of the series and the Patriots facing first-and-goal from the PHS 1, quarterback Tyler Bolen took the snap and wedged his way into the end zone. The first of four perfect extra point attempts by placekicker Isaac Boles cut the deficit to 10-7 at the 4:51 mark of the second quarter.
In the third quarter, the two schools combined for 22 points in a span of 2:08.
After the Big Reds' opening drive of the second half stalled at the South 41, the Patriots started the ensuing drive on its own 9 following the punt. Six plays later, Braxton Johnson took the handoff and scampered 41 yards for the touchdown.
Moments later with PHS facing second-and-11 from its own 30, Cox stepped in front of the intended receiver on a pass attempt from Big Reds quarterback Aaron Roberts. The pick-six extended the Patriots' lead to 21-10 with three minutes remaining in the third quarter.
PHS made short work of its next opportunity thanks to a 65-yard gain by running back Adam Lindamood on the first play from scrimmage which put the Big Reds in the red zone. Two plays later, Chandler Hamilton took the pitch as the deep back out of the I-formation and reached the end zone from 5 yards out.
On the two-point conversion, Roberts executed the play-action to perfection and found Corey Burdette open in the end zone. With 1:55 remaining before the start of the fourth quarter, South's advantage was sliced to 21-18.
Both teams were forced to punt on their next offensive series before South scored the final touchdown of the night on Quiocho's 44-yard run with 3:45 remaining in the game.
The clinching blow occurred when Cox recorded his second interception as the Big Reds tried to convert a fourth-and-18 from their own 45.
"In the first quarter, I think we were caught up in all the hype," Johnson said. "But we settled down and got things going, and got the victory."
South finished with 357 yards of total offense, including 310 yards on the ground. Quiocho finished with a game-high 161 yards rushing on 13 carries.
"South is pretty big up front and we just couldn't control them," Reeves said. "They were a little bit more physical than we were, and that made us throw the ball a little bit more than we wanted to."
Lindamood led PHS with 100 yards rushing on 20 carries.
"After the game, we told our kids we have to get ready for next week and get ready for (Woodrow Wilson)," Reeves said.
