Fitzgerald rallies past THS
By Jamie Wachter
churned out 102 yards on 22 carries, powering the Hurricane to 201
rushing yards.
"They got it by what, about like that," Marsh said with his right
thumb and index finger touching together. "And then we miss by about
that," he stated with his fingers separated by about two inches.
"That's how you know it's out of your hands, brother."
The late rally for Fitzgerald wasted a spectacular defensive play by
Bulldogs' senior linebacker Oscar Jackson. With Fitzgerald driving for
a go-ahead score late in the first half, Jackson snagged Corey Taylor
by the back of the jersey at the Thomasville 5. In the process,
Jackson spun Taylor around and ripped the ball out of the Hurricane
running back's hands and took off 95 yards in the other direction to
push the Bulldogs to a 10-2 halftime lead.
"That's what I love about coaching Thomasville," Marsh said of
Jackson's play. "You ain't got to teach kids how to play football.