ST. PETERSBURG — For most of four quarters, Dixie Hollins and Northeast traded scores like two heavyweights going at it in the ring. They each did it their way — the Rebels through the air, while the visiting Vikings chewed up yards on the ground to reach the end zone.
Drive of the game: Trailing by six points with fewer than five minutes in the game and at the Vikings 20 yard line, the Rebels threw incomplete on fourth down.
Play of the game: Northeast took over after Dixie Hollins gave the ball over on downs and ran two plays on the ground. Then, Devin Bowers took the ball on a pitch out from quarterback Cory Hart and completed an 80-yard pass to Jalynn Williams which gave the Vikings a two-score cushion with fewer than three minutes remaining.
Stars of the game: For the Vikings, Tavon Jones carried the ball 24 times for 168 yards and two scores. Devin Bowers rushed 27 times for 137 and three touchdowns. He also passed for a score. Dixie Hollins quarterback Tyrie Adams also had a monster game, completing 25 of 43 passed for 481 yards and five touchdowns through the air. He also added two scores on the ground.
Stat of the game: Both teams combined for nearly 500 yards of offense at the half.