SEARCY — With Searcy and Siloam Springs struggling to stop each other’s offenses most of Friday night, it came down to a defensive play in the end. Searcy’s Christian Delgado intercepted a Landon Ellis pass with just more than a minute remaining, and the Lions held on for a 49-42 victory in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs at Lion Stadium. Searcy 49, Siloam Springs 42 Siloam Springs^7^21^7^7^—^42 Searcy^20^14^7^8^—^49 First Quarter Searcy — Young 78 run (Wright kick), 7:56. Searcy — Leonard 39 pass from Wright (kick failed), 4:46. Siloam — Stewart 13 pass from Ellis (Westbrook kick), 0:54. Searcy — Young 38 run (Wright kick), 0:05. Second Quarter Siloam — Thrailkill 2 run (Westbrook kick), 6:50. Searcy — Williams 68 pass from Wright (Wright kick), 5:11. Siloam — Agbehi 15 pass from Ellis (Westbrook kick), 2:58. Searcy — Williams 7 pass from Wright (Wright kick), 1:53. Siloam — Thrailkill 1 run (Westbook kick), 0:04. Third Quarter Searcy — Guthrie 1 run (Wright kick), 8:21. Siloam — Thrailkill 8 run (Westbrook kick), 4:37. Fourth Quarter Siloam — Ellis 20 run (Westbrook kick), 9:49. Searcy — Leonard 14 pass from Wright (Wright pass to Loftis), 6:37. Searcy (9-2) advances to Friday’s quarterfinal game at defending Class 6A state champion Greenwood (9-1), while Siloam Springs’ season ends at 5-6 under first-year coach Brandon Craig. It was the Panthers’ first trip to the playoffs since 2014. The Panthers trailed most of the night but rallied in the second half to take… [Read full story]
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