NEWBERRY — The Newberry Academy Eagles lost 28-24 in a heartbreaking game to the King Academy Knights Friday night.
The game started out well for the Eagles, when Dustin Hendrix scored the first touchdown of the night, with Payton Gardner getting the two-point conversion. The Eagles led for a short time, before the Knights were able to score and get a two-point conversion.
The first quarter ended in a tie 8-8.
It looked like the game would go into halftime 8-8, but the Knights were able to score with less than two minutes to go — the two-point conversion was no good. Going into halftime, the Eagles were behind by one touchdown, 14-8.
The Eagles took the lead back shortly into the third quarter thanks to Gardner, and with the two-point conversion by Gardner being successful, they led 16-14. However, the Knights were able to score once again, with a successful two-point conversion to make the score 22-16. The Eagles did not take this lightly and once again Gardner was able to score a touchdown, and with the successful two-point conversion, they led 24-22 going into the fourth.
There was only one touchdown left in the night, and that came from the Knights, the two-point conversion was no good and the final score came out to 28-24.
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