RABBITTOWN — East Hall can move the football. They just can't stop it on defense.
It was evident in a 49-26 loss to Fannin County on Friday at East Hall Stadium.
The Vikings (1-6, 0-3, Region 7-3A) ended the night with 425 total yards of offense but gave up 466 yards and 49 points to Fannin County.
The Vikings gave up four touchdowns in the first half, including a 55-yard pass from Holloway to Hyde for the Rebels' second score of the game.
But it wasn't all bad for the Vikings.
Sophomore quarterback Clete Cooper hit DJ Gray for an 80-yard touchdown pass to cut the Fannin lead almost in half at the end of the first quarter. A missed extra point left the Rebels up, 14-6.
Fannin, however, answered right back with two straight scores, a Cason Owensby 4-yard run and a Will Mosley 2-yard run before East Hall could get on the board again.
Mon Tabor scored before the halftime horn on.a 2-yard run. The two-point conversion cut the lead at the half, 28-14. Tabor finished the night with 10 carries for 102 yards and a score.
East Hall held Fannin County to only one touchdown in the third quarter but couldn't answer it.
Fannin County scored back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a Luke Holloway 33-yard scoring strike to Jalen Ingram with 6:43 to go.
East Hall answered the two scores with Luke England at quarterback. England hit Gray for both scores, a 33-yard and a 57-yard. Gray had four catches for 244 yards and three touchdowns.
England was 3-of-5 for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Cooper was 15-of-20 for 160 yards and a touchdown.
