In the first half of Friday’s Three Rivers Conference crossover matchup against Orion, the Hall-Putnam County football team was crisp and was able to put points on the board and make a few big defensive stops.

However, the second half was a different story as the Red Devils were shut out in the third and fourth quarters in a 40-21 loss in Nick Sterling’s debut as head coach.

Back-and-forth was the pace of the game in the beginning.

After Orion scored on its first drive, the Red Devils gave the ball to senior Aiden Redcliff on the first play, which resulted in 9 yards. The second play saw senior Braden Curran find a seam and break away for a 72-yard rushing touchdown.

The Red Devils scored next on a 32-yard run by senior quarterback Dylan Glynn with a little over a minute left in the

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