By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The game was a tale of two halves – in the first half, the Suwannee Bulldogs controlled the pace of the game and went in a halftime up 7-6 over the Wakulla War Eagles.
In the second half, the War Eagles came out and dominated their district rival – the defense swarmed and pressured the Bulldog quarterback, and the offense sccored 31 points to improve to 5-1 (1-0 in district play).
Head Coach Derek Allen Jr. credited the Bulldogs with controlling the lock in the first half, with the War Eagles only having four possessions. Wakulla got to the goal line early in the game but only scored once.
Even with the win, Allen said he wasn’t satisfied, saying he felt his team was better than the Bulldogs that 37-7 should have been the score in the first half.
Overall Player of the Week Demarkus Roberts had a great game: three interceptions on defense and a touchdown reception. Roberts is tied for the most interceptions in the state with six.
Offensive Player of the Week Armon Lindsey rushed for two touchdowns.
Defensive Player of the Week Antonio Harvey had a terrific game as defensive end, constantly pressuring the quarterback and coming up with a number of sacks.

On Special Teams, Ced Hicks was Player of the Week with a blocked punt.
Other standouts included quarterback Jaylen Jones who was 5 of 6 passing for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Running back Danny Godbolt had seven carries for 137 yards.
And the War Eagle running game had 41 carries for 367 yards.
Suwannee scored its only points midway through the first quarter on a tipped pass that the receiver caught and went in for the touchdown. Extra point put the Bulldogs up 7-0.
Wakulla came back with a drive down to the Suwannee 4 and then Bryce Manning took it in from there. The War Eagles went for 2 but came up short.
The second quarter was scoreless, but Demarkus Roberts got his first pick of the game on a trick play by the Bulldogs, quarterback backwards toss to halfback for a pass: the Bulldog receiver looked open, but Roberts has outstanding closing speed and made the catch with the ball against his helmet.
Halftime: Suwannee 7, Wakulla 6.
Suwannee took the second half kickoff out to their 25, but then the Wakulla defense got tough and the Bulldogs were going backwards. Punt blocked by Ced Hicks, Wakulla ball at 20.
Roberts makes a great catch in the back of the end zone. Extra point puts Wakulla up 13-7.
Later in the third quarter, Roberts makes his second pick: a one-handed spinning catch.
On Suwannee’s next possession, quarterback under pressure in the end zone, throws ball away and is called for intentional grounding – which makes it a safety. Wakulla 15-7.
Jaylen Jones has a 30-yard run plus a penalty for horse collar puts the ball at the Suwannee 25. Armon Lindsey takes it to the 2, and next play in for the score. Wakulla 22-7.
In the 4th, QB Jones connected to Ryheem Moore with a toe-tap catch for a score. Go for 2. Wakulla 30-7.
Next series, Roberts comes down with his third pick on a tipped pass.
That led to an Armon Lindsey 35-yard run for a score. Final: Wakulla 37-7.

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The Hawthorne Hornets are 6-0 and were state champs last year. Coach Allen says they’re like Wakulla in that they’re tough, physical and play the same defense as the War Eagles.
They haven’t lost a home game since 2019.
The biggest thing for the War Eagles is not to turn the ball over. The Hornets are opportunistic and capitalize on other teams’ mistakes.