Bobcats see their play-off hopes dashed
Phil Campbell scored with less than four minutes left to play in the game and had a chance to tie the game with a two-point conversion, but the pass fell incomplete in the end zone.
East Lawrence converted a third-and-long, allowing the Eagles to run out the clock and win the game.
Phil Campbell scored first with 8:06 to go in the first quarter on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Luke Barnwell to Austen Baker. Abraham Gonzalez added the point after to give the Bobcats a 7-0 lead.
East Lawrence tied the game on a 22-yard run with four and a half minutes to go in the quarter, and the Eagles scored two straight touchdowns to open the second quarter, racking up a 21-7 lead with 8:23 to go in the first half.
Phil Campbell stopped the bleeding on the first play of their ensuing drive on a 60-yard run by Trey Leindecker, but the Gonzalez point after was no good, giving East Lawrence a 21-13 lead with 8:07 to go in the first half.
Both teams locked into a defensive battle for the remInder of the game before the Bobcats scored with 3:47 to go. Barnwell hit a wide open Ridge Raper for a 20-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion to tie the game failed.
Phil Campbell led in total yards 273-220 and led in time of possession. Both teams tried to grind out a run game, with 15 pass attempts in the game.
Leindecker led the Bobcats with 139 yards on 15 carries.
Phil Campbell closes out region play Friday against Colbert Heights.
