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Jackets win a slugfest in 38-35 thriller over Clover  It will be remebered as one of the classic battles ever for Greer. Both teams came out swinging and didn't stop swinging until the final bell, as the Greer Yellow Jackets went on the road again to defeat the Clover Blue Eagles 38-35 on Friday night. "We knew it would come down to the team that had the ball last, and fortunate for us, we had it last", said Greer Head Coach Travis Perry. "We're a banged up football team right now, but we'll get some rest, and start getting ready for Union on Monday. I'm very proud of our team." The night started precariously for the Jackets, who started from their own 30. On the first play, a missed exchange from QB to sunning back resulted in a fumble that Clover picked up and returned to the Greer 10. Three plays later, Ronnie McGill scored to give the Blue Eagles a 7-0 lead. Greer would answer that score though as a nice drive stalled at the Clover 7, but Collier Smith kicked a 24 yard field goal to make it 7-3. Greer would take the lead on the next possesion as another long drive resulted in a 6 yard touchdown run by Arthur Sitton. Smith's extra point made it 10-7 Jackets. But Clover showed what kind of game it was going to be as they drove it downfield, converting two third down conversions, and a fourth down. McGill them scored from the 8 to give them the lead back at 14-10. By now, the Greer offense was clicking. Led by quarterback Josh Williams, who had over 150 total yards in the first half, they moved swiftly downfield again, as Williams scored and Greer led 17-14. A big defensive stop for Greer on 4th down gave them the ball back late in the half and again the Jacket fast paced offense moved to the Clover 34. But Williams turned his ankle badly on the play, and that seemed to serve as as an unexpected uppercut in the slugfest. From there, the drive fizzled as the half ended with Greer leading 17-14.  Even though Greer led, the injury seemed to motivate Clover and they kept the Jackets reeling with a long opening drive to reclaim the lead. An offsides penalty on the extra point moved it up to the 1 1/2, and Clover then went for two and made it to give the Blue Eagles a 22-17 lead. But Sinclair Cannon gave the Jackets, their coaches, and crowd just the thing they needed, as he hit Sergio Gilliam with a perfect strike deep down the far sideline with a 58 yard touchdown pass. That made it 24-22 Yellow Jackets. One the next series McGill took a vicious hit and fumbled. Frank Booker picked it up and scored from 24 yards out. Collier Smith's conversion made it 31-22 Jackets, as they scored 14 points in under 30 seconds to turn a five point deficit into a nine point lead. Clover fumbled again on their next posession as well and Greer looked to extend the lead as they were at the Clover 20. But the Clover defense rose up, and Smith's field goal was wide by inches as the fourth quarter began. Clover moved closer with a touchdown by Vince Starr to get it to 31-28, as the extra point was missed. Later, a fumble by Greer at the Clover 24 gave the ball back to the Blue Eagles, and they again drove the football. But the Greer defense broke up a fourth dwon pass inside the 10 yard line to preserve the lead at the five minute mark. Cannon & the Jackets then made a big-time drive that looked like it sealed it with 2:32 to play as Cannon scored from the six to make it 38-28. But a determined McGill broke free from three tacklers at the 30 on the kickoff, broke several more on the run, and returned the kick inside the Greer 10. They would score on the next play and it was 38-35. Shun Foster recovered the onsides kick for Greer, but fumbled two plays later and Clover had it at the 45. They moved the ball down to the Greer 14 with 24 seconds to play. From there, it was Foster again. He intercepted the Clover pass at the one yard line with 16 seconds left to finally secure the victory. One tense quarterback sneak ran the clock out for the Jackets. Greer moves to 9-3 on the season and face the Union Yellow Jackets next week at Union County Stadim, while Clover finishes their season at 8-4. The Poinsett Grocery Players of the game were Shun Foster on defense, who saved the day with the onsides kick recovery and the interception, and Sinclair Cannon & the offensive line shared the honors on offense. It was a tough, tough football game, but once again, the Greer Yellow Jackets are moving on into the third round of the playoffs. There are only four teams remaining in the Upstate. Let's show them our appreciation by sending a large crowd down to Union on Friday night! Go Jackets!! Greer sqeaks out win....from the Rock Hill paper.... Final Statistics......from Big Chad's page Watch TV-4's "Friday Night Hits" video! 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