They say revenge is a dish best served cold and on a chilly night in Tyrone, that dish was cold as ice as LaGrange High avenged its 27-7 loss to Sandy Creek earlier in the regular season by beating the Patriots 38-22 in the second round of the state playoffs. “I’m excited to continue to coach them. You know, we didn’t come here to win in the second round.
We came to win the game in December and it is one week at a time, one step at a time,” LaGrange coach Matt Napier said. “This was a huge step in that right direction. We’re excited for these players right now.
” The Grangers are back. For the first time since 2008, the LaGrange football team is making a trip to the state quarterfinals. “First time since 2008 and our guys are not done yet,” an ecstatic Napier said.
LaGrange put a marker of intent down early, taking the opening possession right down the field and taking a 7-0 lead on a third down pass from Dylan Barber to Malachi Fannin-Render from six yards out. This was just the start of a big night for Fannin-Render, who had well over 100 yards and four touchdowns on the night. “It really all starts with our offensive line,” Fannin-Render said.
“They allow me and Dylan to find a groove and stay in it. We know that the offensive line is always going to have us situated.” The Grangers would absolutely stun the Patriots in the first quarter with 17 points and by the time the run was over with LaGrange had scored 24 unanswered points to start the game.
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