<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4MreK0_1GvB5qZC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4MreK0_1GvB5qZC00" width="1638" height="2048" ><figcaption>Courtesy of Wynne Yellowjacket Athletics.</figcaption></figure>JONESBORO, Ark. — Despite nearly 500 yards of total offense for the Yellowjackets, Wynne wasn’t able to overcome three 11-point deficits in the second half, falling to the Nettleton Raiders in Jonesboro 42-39 in the regular season finale Friday night.Wynne forced a turnover on downs on Nettleton’s first possession, but just three plays later, the Raiders got the ball back deep in Jacket territory.Darius McCuiston stripped the ball away from Wynne quarterback Ashton McDaniel as he tried to pass, and recovered the ball inside the Wynne 30. Eli Letner put the Raiders up 7-0 on a five-yard pass to Jordan Orr with 7:14 to go in the opening quarter.The Yellowjackets answered just over a minute later on Caden Crawford’s 29-yard touchdown run. Augie Smith’s PAT tied it at seven with 5:56 to go in the first.Nettleton regained the lead on a 13-yard touchdown run from Donovan Mitchell with 3:52 left; the Raiders led 14-7 after one.Early in the second, Wynne would tie it up again. Backed up to their eight-yard line after a punt, Crawford ran for 12 yards on the first play, and for 80 yards down the sideline on the second play for his 19th touchdown of the season. Smith’s conversion tied it at 14-all just 48 seconds into the period.The Raiders regained the lead for good on Letner’s 32-yard strike to Kevin Sanders with 9:03 left in the half, making it 21-14 Nettleton after Tyler Cole’s conversion.The Jackets cut the margin to 21-17 on a 29-yard field goal from Smith with 3:15 to go before halftime, set up by a Carson Stovall interception.Nettleton tried to score before halftime, but Sanders threw into triple coverage at the Wynne goal line, and Stovall made a leaping catch for his fifth pick on the year.The Yellowjackets got the ball to start the second half, but turned it over on downs, and the Raiders made them pay. Letner and Sanders connected for the second touchdown of the night, this one from 43 yards with 7:14 to go in the third for a 28-17 advantage.Wynne responded with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Kasen Moore — just his fourth reception of the year — with 4:21 to go, reducing the deficit to 28-24 after three.The Raiders went back up 11 on a 39-yard pass from Letner to Orr with 9:39 to go in the game, making it 35-24.Then, it was McDaniel to Moore again, this time for 38 yards and a score with 6:38 left, cutting the Nettleton advantage to 35-31. Orr made his third touchdown reception of the game, this one from Sanders with 3:10 remaining to put the Raiders up 42-31.Wynne would find paydirt again, on McDaniel’s third scoring strike of the night, finding Chance Isom from seven yards out, then hitting Grant Oguin for the two-point conversion with just 71 seconds to go. But, the Raiders recovered the Wynne onside kick, and ran out the clock for the win, earning a share of the conference title with Harding Academy in the process.Offensively, Nettleton gained 526 yards to Wynne’s 470. Crawford rushed 26 times for 225 yards and the two scores, while McDaniel threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns, plus added 92 yards rushing. Kaden Dixon made three catches for 56 yards.With the loss, Wynne finished the regular season 6-4, tying with Batesville at 5-2 in the 5A East. The Yellowjackets have the No. 3 seed by virtue of their win over the Pioneers on Oct. 16, and will be on the road for the entire playoffs, unless they meet a No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals or semifinals.Their opening game will be at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock Friday night against Little Rock Parkview, the two-seed from the 5A Central. It will be a rematch of the Jackets’ last playoff game, an opening round contest won by the Patriots 42-10.Harding Academy and Nettleton share the league title with 6-1 conference marks; the Wildcats have the top seed over the Raiders while Batesville earns the four-seed from the East.</div></body>

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JONESBORO, Ark. — Despite nearly 500 yards of total offense for the Yellowjackets, Wynne wasn’t able to overcome three 11-point deficits in the second half, falling to the Nettleton Raiders in Jonesboro 42-39 in the regular season finale Friday night. Wynne forced a turnover on downs on Nettleton’s...

Jackets fall to Nettleton in regular-season finale

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JONESBORO, Ark. — Despite nearly 500 yards of total offense for the Yellowjackets, Wynne wasn’t able to overcome three 11-point deficits in the second half

Jackets fall to Nettleton in regular-season finale

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