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PREP FOOTBALL WEEK 1: Seneca overcomes 14-point deficit, tops Marshfield

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SoMo Sports staff reports

MARSHFIELD, Mo. — With a strong second half, the Seneca Indians overcame a 14-point deficit and earned a 34-30 win over Marshfield on Friday night in the 2020 prep football season opener.
The Bluejays led 14-0 in the first quarter before Seneca’s Sebastian Middick returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.
The hosts responded and led 20-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Seneca’s Jaxson Graham scored on a 4-yard touchdown run in the second period, but the Bluejays answered to take a 27-14 halftime advantage.
Graham scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter. The second TD was set up by a 35-yard pass play from Lance Stephens to Zane Cotten.
With the pair of scores, the Indians led 28-27 entering the fourth period.
Marshfield recorded a field goal to briefly re-take the lead at 30-28 with just over four minutes remaining in the game.
But Seneca’s Conner Ackerson caught a touchdown pass from Dillon Myers about a minute later, giving the Indians a 34-30 lead.
The Seneca defense came up with a huge defensive stop with just over a minute to play to secure the come-from-behind road win.
Seneca (1-0) hosts Logan-Rogersville (0-1) in Week 2.

The Wildcats suffered a 38-26 setback to Nevada in Week 1. Nevada snapped a 16-game losing streak with the win.

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