Byrd Closes Out Battle On The Border With 28-19 Victory Over Moss Point

Byrd (LA) defeated Moss Point (MS) 28-19 at the Battle on the Border.

Sep 10, 2017 by Kolby Paxton

Byrd Closes Out Battle On The Border With 28-19 Victory Over Moss Point

Jalin Thomas scored three times and racked up 173 all-purpose yards, including 107 on the ground, to lead C.E. Byrd to a 28-19 victory over Moss Point in the final game of the Battle on the Border Saturday night.

Trailing 6-0 with time running out on the first half, Byrd marched 91 yards with Thomas leading the way, before getting on the board with a Thomas touchdown run just seven seconds before the break. The point after gave the Hornets a 7-6 lead.

Out of the break, it was Thomas again — this time from 20 yards out — extending the lead Byrd lead to 14-6.

Moss Point, to its credit, responded. Devin Simpson got loose for a 63-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. The two-point conversion attempt to tie the game failed, but the Tigers were back in it.

The Yellow Jackets Lawson Jackson answered with a 20-yard touchdown run of us his own to push the lead to two possessions at 21-12, but Moss Point’s Dewayne Sipp blocked a Byrd punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown one possession later. This time, the Tigers opted for the extra point to make it 21-19 with just over four minutes to play.

Moss Point would get no closer, however. With just 57 seconds to play, Thomas put a bow on an outstanding performance, rushing in from 37 yards out to slam the door on Moss Point.