![]() The Dragons found themselves on their own 35 before runs by Ward and Akal had the ball on the Berea 37. Cruz added the two-point conversion to tie the game at 22-all. Six plays later, Cruz scored from the 1 with 7:38 to play in regulation. The Green Dragons were held and a bobbled snap on a punt attempt by Harlan gave the Pirates the ball on the Dragons 11. Ward had runs of 14 and 33 yards with the senior going in from the 4-yard line with 2:24 left in the third period and Harlan led 22-14. Harlan came back with a scoring drive that covered 84 yards and took 10 plays plays to find the end zone. The Pirates received the ball and marched 62 yards on five plays as Cruz capped the drive with a 19-yard TD run at the 8:46 mark. Officials gave the teams time to get ready for an exciting second half. With the Harlan band performing at the half, skies became cloudy with lightning strikes forcing a delay for nearly an hour. Neither team scored in the second quarter, but Harlan moved the ball down to the Pirates 6, before a fumble stopped the drive with 42 seconds remaining in the half Middleton’s two-point conversion run made it 16-8 with 3:47 to play in the opening quarter. Ward went in on the next play for the score. A 14-yard run by Ward and a 15-yard run by quarterback Donovan Montanaro pushed the ball to the 1. Harlan fought back with the help of Darius Akal’s 29-yard kickoff return to the Berea 47. Cruz added the two-point conversion to even the game at 8-8 with 6:43 left in the period. The Pirates responded with a six-play drive as quarterback Jayson Coburn found Koty Roberts for a 49-yard touchdown pass. Dylan Middleton added the two-point conversion as the Dragons led 8-0. Harlan opened the game with a seven-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 14-yard touchdown run by Ward at the 8:45 mark of the first quarter. The Pirates were held to 60 yards on the ground with senior running back Yamil Cruz gaining 51 on 16 carries. Harlan gained 303 yards on the ground and 335 for the game. ![]() Akal, sophomore, followed with 142 yards on 15 rushes. Ward, a senior running back, led the Green Dragons with 143 yards on 15 carries. Jayden Ward and Darius Akal combined on 285 yards rushing Friday in the First Priority Bowl at Harlan as the Dragons escaped with a 28-22 victory. RECEIVING - Berea, Strife 4-37, Roberts 1-49, Abney 1-35. B - Roberts 49 pass from Coburn (Cruz run)
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