<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2BII1M_1H08BLgx00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2BII1M_1H08BLgx00" width="1920" height="1276" ></figure>After a record-setting 600-yard performance the week before, Leake Academy’s Majure Chandler put together another impressive performance against undefeated Columbia Academy.Chander ran for 220 yards and threw for 207 yards, accounting for five touchdowns to take a 36-22 win over the Cougars in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.Leake improves to 9-3 on the season and will travel to top-seeded Tri-County on Friday night in a second-round matchup. Leake coach Brian Pickens said it was a total team effort against the unbeaten Cougars. “I thought it was a great team effort,” Pickens said. “We were without Easton on offense and Caden (Monk) on defense. I thought we stepped up on both sides of the ball. Majure and Gage just toted the team on their backs. I thought the defense was as good as it has been all year. Columbia was 10-0 for a reason. They were quick to the line and good at what they did. They caught us a couple of times, but I thought our kids did a good job of getting lined up and played well. I thought that was the best we have tackled all year.” Columbia got the ball to start the game and put together a seven-play drive but turned the ball over on downs at the Leake 24. Leake then went 76 yards in seven plays as Chandler scored on a 29-yard run. The try for two failed, and Leake led 6-0. Columbia answered with a quick drive. After a 33-yard pass play, the Cougars scored on an 11-yard run and went up 7-6 after the PAT with 4:02 left in the first. The Rebels struck right back quickly when Chandler hit Gage Warren on a 56-yard touchdown pass with 3:00 left in the first. Chandler hit Warren for the two-point conversion, and Leake led 14-7. Columbia scored on its next play from scrimmage on a 59-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 14-14. Leake came right back and went 40 yards for a score. After a 31-yard completion to Henley Jenkins, Leake scored two plays later on a 2-yard run by Chandler with 1:02 left in the first. Chandler hit Warren on the two-point conversion, and Leake led 22-14 at the end of the first quarter. The defenses tightened up in the second quarter as Leake got an interception from Ryals Wilkerson, then turned the Cougars over on downs and forced a punt to end the half. Leake got the ball to start the second half and went 52 yards in 11 plays and scored on a 4-yard run by Chandler with 6:26 left in the third. Chandler hit Jenkins on a two-point conversion to go up 30-14.Leake then got a fumble recovery from Jack Johnston but turned the ball over on downs at the Columbia 17. Columbia pulled within a score with 8:47 left in the fourth on an 8-yard touchdown pass. The try for two was good to cut the lead to 30-22. Leake put the game away as they went 94 yards in 11 plays, scoring on a 34-yard pass from Chandler to Warren with 2:38 left in the game. The try for two failed, and Leake led 36-22 for the final margin.Leake finished off the Cougars with an interception by Cullen Manuel to take the win. Leake had 248 yards rushing and 207 passing. Chandler was 13-of-21 passing for 207 yards with two TDs, and the senior rushed for 220 yards on 34 carries with three TDs. Garrett Adcock had 28 yards rushing on 12 carries. Warren had seven catches for 146 yards with two TDs, while Henley Jenkins had 39 yards on three catches. On defense, Ryker Wells led the Rebels with seven tackles while Wright Palokas had 6.5 tackles. Jack Johnston had 5.5 tackles while Joey Sockey had five tackles. Cullen Manuel had 3.5 tackles with an interception, while Jenkins had 2.5 tackles and Gavin Gomillion added two tackles. Ryals Wilkerson also had an interception. Leake will hit the road this week as they travel to Flora to take on Tri-County Academy. Tri-County is 10-1 on the season and beat Brookhaven 26-3 in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs. TCA beat Leake 37-21 in week 5 of the season. They have won eight in a row since losing to Jackson Prep in week three of the season.“You know what you are going to get with Tri-County,” Pickens said. “They have really good athletes all over the field, so you can’t just focus on one guy. They are super athletic on defense as well. Their ends really get up the field and get after you. We need to have another good week of practice and see if we can figure out a way to slow them down.”Last year, Tri-County beat Leake 52-18 in the regular season but lost 25-24 in the 3A championship game.</div></body>

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After a record-setting 600-yard performance the week before, Leake Academy’s Majure Chandler put together another impressive performance against undefeated Columbia Academy. Chander ran for 220 yards and threw for 207 yards, accounting for five touchdowns to take a 36-22 win over the Cougars in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.

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After a record-setting 600-yard performance the week before, Leake Academy’s Majure Chandler put together another impressive performance against undefeated

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