Blackman Loses to Green Hill in First Round of Playoffs
On Nov. 7, the Blackman Blaze traveled to Green Hill. The final score was 21-14, with the Blaze losing in an absolute thriller. With this game being the first game of the playoffs, it had a lot of significance. Two years ago, Blackman traveled to Green Hill in the first round of the playoffs and won 45-14, so this time around it had a lot of eyes on it, starting the game with Green Hill starting the scoring drive 7-0 in the first quarter. The Blaze responded late in the second quarter with a throw and catch from Junior Chase Bell to Senior Max Wilcox on a 35-yard strike. Green Hill responded with their second touchdown of the night to make it 14-7 going into halftime. Going into the third quarter, neither team scored. In the fourth quarter, the Blaze scored another touchdown pass from Chase Bell to Max Wilcox to tie the game 14-14 late in the fourth quarter. As Green Hill drove down the field, the score again put them up 21-14. After that, the Blaze could not respond.