The Marlboro County Bulldogs defeated the Conway Tigers in a Friday Night Rivals game 33-30 last week. Conway scored the lone touchdown of the first quarter, coming on a 32-yard pass to sophomore Taraj Green to give the Tigers an early lead. The second quarter, however, proved to have much more to offer offensively. Marlboro County opened the second quarter with a fourth and two on their own nine yard line, and head coach Cory Johnson decided to go for it. That decision paid off a quarterback Tre Blakeney ran it up the middle, through Conway’s defenders, and 92 yards for a touchdown. Less than three minutes later, the Bulldogs had the ball at the Conway 30, senior Tehvin Easterling gave Marlboro County the lead. With 5:16 left in the half, Brantley Hall nailed a 28-yard field goal, Immediately after the field goal, the Tigers successfully ran a surprise onside kick, but Conway could not take advantage of the opportunity. After a Marlboro County field goal and with fewer than 30 seconds on the clock, Conway quarterback Makhai Canty connected with senior Aden Day for a 35-yard equalizing touchdown. To open the third, Gabriel Williams put Conway ahead with an 11-yard rushing touchdown, but just a few minutes later, the Bulldogs responded with an eight-yard score from Easterling. A minute into the fourth, Tre Blakeney scored a 14-yard rushing touchdown to extend Marlboro County’s lead to eight, but on the ensuing kickoff, Conway came right back, tying the game on an 84-yard kickoff return from Taraj Green. The Bulldogs then marched back down the field, settling for a 27-yard field goal, but it proved to be enough as Marlboro County held on to beat Conway 33-30.