<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1BWHZm_1GqklnOO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1BWHZm_1GqklnOO00" width="900" height="600" ><figcaption>Pine Bluff head football coach Michael Williams (Pine Bluff Commercial/I.C. Murrell)</figcaption></figure>MAGNOLIA – A last-minute touchdown pass to the back right corner of the end zone proved, once again, Pine Bluff isn’t intimidated by a fourth quarter deficit.The Zebras rallied to defeat Magnolia 37-35 at Panther Stadium to wrap up the regular season and send Pine Bluff into the playoffs with momentum.Pine Bluff quarterback Jamar Morrow said the coaches and fans pushed the Zebras to complete the comeback.“Just seeing my coach, seeing the way he pushed us,” Morrow said. “And then, also, we got certain people in the stands. I got my brother on the field with me. They all motivate me to keep going.”Pine Bluff (6-4, 5-2 in 5A-South) trailed 32-15 with 8:46 remaining in the fourth quarter after a 14-yard touchdown run by Magnolia junior Kaden Manuel. The Zebras had never led in the game.A 27-yard touchdown run by Pine Bluff junior Darrick Dunn on the ensuing drive got the Zebras back into the game. Dunn added two points on a fake extra point attempt to cut the deficit to 32-23.Magnolia (1-9, 1-6) got the ball back and started its drive with a 64-yard run, but the Pine Bluff defense held firm, forcing the Panthers to settle for a 20-yard field goal by senior Kevin Cadena.After a good kickoff return from junior Rashawn Reed, Pine Bluff scored in two plays, with Morrow finding Dunn on a 16-yard pass with 3:11 to play.Down 35-30, the Zebras attempted an onside kick. Although junior Kaden Poole emerged from the pile with the ball, the officials ruled Magnolia had recovered it first. The Panthers ran the ball three times as Pine Bluff burned its three timeouts, then punted.The Zebras received the ball at their own 10 with 2:32 to play and no timeouts. Morrow capped off a seven-play, 90-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to Reed in the end zone. The touchdown gave Pine Bluff its first lead, 37-35, with 48.9 seconds to play.The Panthers ran six plays attempting a desperate comeback, but time expired just as they got across midfield, and the Zebras celebrated.This comeback win came one week after Pine Bluff erased a 21-point fourth quarter deficit against Texarkana, though the Zebras went on to fall 63-62 in double overtime on that occasion.Pine Bluff coach Micheal Williams said the Zebras have shown they will never quit.“Man, that Jamar is amazing,” Williams said. “He’s amazing, I’m telling you. We got some amazing kids all the way around, anyway. It’s a next-man up attitude. … We had so many kids out today, but our kids still stood strong and stood up.”Morrow completed 14 of 27 passes for 378 yards and four touchdowns. Reed and Dunn each caught two touchdown passes and combined for 326 receiving yards.The comeback was necessary after a sloppy first half. Pine Bluff fumbled on each of its first three possessions, leading to a safety and setting up Magnolia’s first touchdown. The Panther went on to lead 16-0 before Morrow found Reed in the end zone on a deflected pass with 2.0 seconds remaining in the first half.Pine Bluff muffed a punt midway through the third quarter, which led to a second safety. The Panthers added a 52-yard touchdown run by junior Ah’mad Johnson to lead 25-8 on the ensuing drive.The Zebra offense was cleaner in the second half, scoring touchdowns on four of six possessions, including the final three to complete the comeback.Williams said going into the playoffs, which begin next week, with a win is encouraging.“When you go in anything, even just, like, the bye week, with a loss, that’s a long week for you,” Williams said. “Coaching staff, players, everybody trying to figure out what all went wrong. But ultimately, going into the playoffs with a win, we can walk around with our chest our for the next two days, and then we can get prepared for whoever we got.”Pine Bluff will be the No. 4 seed from the 5A-South Conference.</div></body>

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MAGNOLIA – A last-minute touchdown pass to the back right corner of the end zone proved, once again, Pine Bluff isn’t intimidated by a fourth quarter deficit. The Zebras rallied to defeat Magnolia 37-35 at Panther Stadium to wrap up the regular season and send Pine Bluff into the playoffs with momentum.

Pine Bluff completes last-minute comeback at Magnolia

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MAGNOLIA – A last-minute touchdown pass to the back right corner of the end zone proved, once again, Pine Bluff isn’t intimidated by a fourth quarter defic

Pine Bluff completes last-minute comeback at Magnolia

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