MEADVILLE — A lot of Franklin County fans thought the only team standing in the way of the Bulldogs winning the Region 7-3A championship was South Pike.

But on Friday night, Tylertown proved otherwise, as the Chiefs’ defense upset the second-ranked team in Class 3A 13-7.

Ken Brown scored the game-winning touchdown in an unusual way. Tylertown had the ball at the Franklin County 28-yard line when quarterback Jamien Lewis ran the ball down to the Bulldogs’ 8-yard line before fumbling the football. The ball rolled into the end zone, and Brown fell on it for the score. The extra point was no good, and the Chiefs held a 13-7 lead.

Thanks to the play of the Chiefs’ defense, which held Franklin County to just 245 yards of total offense, the score stood and they pulled out a win over the Bulldogs on their home turf.

Franklin County (4-1, 0-1) got a good running game from quarterback Jamie Collins, who had 19 carries for 141 yards. However, he struggled throwing the ball, completing just two of 10 passes, with one interception for just 16 yards. The Bulldogs’ only points came on Frank Hunt’s 2-yard run and Jace Carlock’s extra point early in the second quarter.

Tylertown (3-1, 2-0) tied the game at 7-7 on Lewis’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Ken Lampton and Larone Holmes’s extra point with 2:09 to go until halftime. Lewis led the Chiefs’ ground game with 20 carries for 114 yards.

Block 48, Buckeye 43

JONESVILLE, La. — After being held to minus-2 yards rushing in the first half, Block running back John Bloodsaw was a completely different player in the second half, scoring three touchdowns, including the game-winner, as the Bears defeated the Buckeyes Friday night.

It was indeed a homecoming game to remember for Block, which rallied from a 21-7 halftime deficit. Even though head coach Benny Vault Jr. said his team was distracted during the week, he was proud of his team’s effort and resilience.

“We thought we could score. It would be a matter of our defense making a stop,” Vault said. “We missed a couple of opportunities in the first half. We were faster than they were. Buckeye has a pretty good team. It was a pretty clean game.”

Bloodsaw had 93 yards rushing in the second half and scored on touchdown runs of 67, 20 and 5 yards. His 67-yard scoring run started the Bears’ amazing comeback, and his 5-yard run gave them the lead with 6:05 to go in the game.

South Pike 13, Jefferson County 12

MAGNOLIA — Jefferson County’s failure to convert a PAT twice proved costly as the Eagles rallied to defeat the Tigers Friday night in Region 7-3A action.

Myron Young scored on a 22-yard pass from Jeffrey Collins to give Jefferson County (3-2, 1-1) a 12-7 lead. But the two-point conversion run was no good, and the Tigers held on to the five-point halftime lead.

The momentum of the game changed when Jasper Martin returned the opening kickoff of the second half 80 yards for a touchdown to give South Pike (3-0, 2-0) a 13-12 lead. The Eagles’ defense made sure the one-point lead would stand the rest of the game.

The Tigers scored the game’s first points on a 5-yard run by Collins, but the extra point was no good. The Eagles took the lead when Trey Morgan scored on a 15-yard run and David Shoemaker added the extra point.

Ferriday 15, Jena 12

JENA, La. — Rodney Lawson scored on a 1-yard run and Bobby Madison added the two-point conversion with less than two minutes left as the Trojans rallied to defeat the Giants on Friday night.

“Tonight the ball fell our way. That’s what you get when the kids don’t quit,” Ferriday head coach Freddie Harrison said. “Offensive line gave up no sacks. We could’ve went into the tank after losing to Block and Vidalia. They stepped up to the challenge.”

Harrison credited Lawson for making the right decisions during the game-winning touchdown drive, as well as Madison and De’Vante Scott.

“Rodney Lawson, ain’t nobody replacing him,” Harrison said. “De’Vante made two big catches. The last drive, Bobby said, ‘I want the ball.’ We’ve got a lot of quality in our senior class. The defensive front, we’ve got seven guys committed to the line of scrimmage. I think we held Eric Brown to under 100 yards.”

Ferriday (2-2) did indeed hold Brown in check as he had just 79 yards rushing on 19 carries. Deandre Wallace scored both of Jena’s touchdowns on runs of 32 and 8 yards. The Trojans scored first on a 50-yard run by Madison, who had 19 carries for 97 yards.