In a steady mist throughout the whole game Monday in Brewton, the T.R. Miller B-team Tiger football team held on for an 8-0 win over the Opp Bobcats at Brewton Municipal Stadium.
After a scoreless first quarter from both teams, T.R. Miller got on the board in the second quarter for their lone and the only touchdown of the game when McHenry Coleman scored on a 4-yard run with 4:21 left before the half.
Leading 8-0 over the Opp Bobcats late in the game, the two squads exchanged fumbles with each other. After a T.R. Miller turnover on downs that gave the ball back to the Bobcats with 1:41 left to play, Trae Walker intercepted a Bobcat pass and returned it to the Tiger 42-yard line with 47.9 seconds left to play.
On the very next Tiger play, T.R. Miller fumbled the ball right back to the Bobcats who set up shop at the 43-yard line with 40.8 seconds left to play trying to tie the game up.
On first down, the Bobcats connected for a pass play for an 11-yard gain to the Tiger 32-yard line and then converted on a 4-yard play to the Tiger 28.
A spike second down stopped the clock and the Bobcats had incomplete passes on third and fourth downs as the Tigers earned the win by eight.
T.R. Miller racked up 146 total yards, all coming on the ground. The Tigers had 97 yards rushing in the first half and 49 in the second half and had six total first downs with four coming in the first half.
Opp had 124 yards of offense in the loss with 58 yards rushing in the first half and 51 in the second for a total of 109. The Bobcats added 15 yards passing in the second half and had five first downs in the game with four coming in the second half.
For the Tigers, Coleman had 72 yards on 10 carries and one touchdown. Kieon Smith had one carry for 24 yards and Jalen Jones had 16 yards on four carries.
Kellyn Winn had 34 yards on eight carries.
Smith was 0-for-1 passing in the win.
T.R. Miller improved their record to 3-2 with the win after suffering two straight losses. They will conclude their season next week in East Brewton as they take on the W.S. Neal Eagles. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. in East Brewton.
W.S. Neal fell to 0-3 Monday as they lost a 28-6 game in Atmore to the Escambia County Blue Devils.