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Brookwood Defeats Archer 21-19
Brookwood defeated Archer in a well fought game at Brookwood Stadium.
Brookwood held on to beat Archer 21-19 Friday in Snellville.
The Broncos improved to 2-2, 1-1 in Region 8-AAAAA. Archer fell to 1-3 and 0-2.
The game was close throughout.
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Brookwood took the lead early on with a touchdown in the first quarter by quarterback Zach Moon for a 7-0 lead. Aracher countered with a TD before the of the first quarter, but missed the extra point for a 7-6 Brookwood lead.
Brookwood went up 14-6 midway through the second quarter and held that lead at halftime.
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Archer held the ball longer during the second and third periods, but penalties and turnovers were costly on three drives.
Jamaal Cole scored for Brookwood in the fourth quarter for a 21-6 lead, but Archer came back.
The Tigers scored with 6:43 left in the game, but a two-point conversion try failed and the score was 21-12.
Sean Fowler scored with than a minute left in the game for Archer to make it 21-19.