Braves down Trojans to set up huge Region 5-AA clash with Bremen
(Barnesville, GA) — The Heard County Braves traveled to Barnesville Friday night for a region 5-AA tilt versus an improved Lamar County Trojans team that entered the game at 6-2.
At night’s end, it was the Braves that walked away with a 35-20 win in a game not near as close as the final score would indicate.
The Braves led the contest 35-0 at the half after a strong first half from junior running back Alex Boyd.
The Trojans scored 20 second half points but only six came versus the Braves first defense. Boyd found the end zone three times in the first half and crossed the 1000 yard mark for the season just before the half — an impressive stat considering he missed two full games early in the season.
Junior quarterback Leroy Marsh accounted for the two other first half TD’s, the first on a QB sneak late in the first quarter.
Marsh connected with Ayden Cannon on a 33-yard TD pass to Ayden Cannon with just four seconds to play in the first half to close out the Brave scoring for the night. Marsh was 5-for-8 in the game for 96 yards in addition to the TD.

Junior Brave Alex Boyd has 1077 yards rushing this season