Harrison Central's Lance Smith rushes against Bellaire - Joe Lovell

It didn’t have to be this way, and Anthony Hayes knew it.

With his Harrison Central offense running on fumes through most of the first half, Hayes unlocked the jewels of his playbook and the Huskies responded with a stirring, 29-26 victory over hard-luck Bellaire Friday at Nelson Field.

Both HC and Bellaire are now 3-5 on the campaign.

The Big Reds were rolling early, up 19-0 and completely dominating the visitors until 3:35 before the half, when a bobbled pass was intercepted by Harrison Central sophomore Lance Smith.

The Huskies had just one first down to its credit at that point, but QB Brady Hyre had other ideas. He started probing the hosts with quick-hitters before finishing the scoring drive with a 17-yard stri

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