Vincent picks up second region victory

Published 11:16 pm Friday, September 10, 2010

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Vincent High School football team picked up a second consecutive region victory Sept. 10 following a 14-8 win over Billingsley in a Class 2A, Region 4 battle.

Ben McKinney gave the Yellow Jackets an  early 6-0 lead with his 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

McKinney hauled in a 10-yard touchdown reception from Johnson in the second quarter to extend the lead to 14-0 heading into the locker room at halftime.

Billingsley capped the scoring with a touchdown and two-point conversion in the third quarter.

Vincent grinded out 169 yards of total offense in the win. McKinney led the Yellow Jackets with 79 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 attempts.

Johnson added 48 yards on 12 attempts and completed 2-of-5 passes for 16 yards and a touchdown.

Chris Brown and Jace Green each recovered a fumble in the win.