HAMPTON — It was as improbable a victory as Phoebus has achieved in years.

And because the Phantoms achieved it against heavily favored archrival Hampton, and because it was one of the most exciting of 61 games in the series and because it keeps alive their hopes of a state championship five-peat, it is one of the biggest.

The No. 4-seeded Phantoms rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit on Saturday to beat the No. 1-seeded Crabbers 47-35 in a Class 4 Region A semifinal in the rain at Darling Stadium. The victory moved the Phantoms (8-3) into the region championship game at 7 p.m. Friday against No. 2 Lafayette (11-1) at Wanner Stadium.

The win seemed improbable because Crabbers (10-2) shellacked the Phantoms 43-7 five weeks ago. It seemed less likely when the Crabbers jumped to a 14

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