HINESVILLE – A little bit of defense, a couple of doses of special teams and a huge helping of a ball-control offense was enough for the Statesboro Blue Devils to claim a key Region 1-AAAAA win Friday night.

The Devils rallied from 13 points down to upend the Bradwell Institute Tigers 38-28 at Olvey Field/Hokey Jackson Stadium, going to 3-2 on the season and 2-1 in the region. The Tigers slipped to 1-2 in the region and 1-3 overall.

“It was just tremendous guts by our kids,” Blue Devils coach Matt Dobson said. “Just finding a way to win – that’s what it’s all about in high school football.”

After Jahbarri Felix found Carlito Savea behind the Devils secondary for a 39-yard scoring strike, just after the Tigers recovered a Blue Devils fumble, the Tigers led 28-15 with 2:38 left in the thi

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