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The Yellow Jackets (1-0) trailed throughout the contest and faced a 27-20 deficit in the fourth quarter before scoring with a little over four minutes remaining to get the one-point win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many expected Williamsburg to pull away early but that didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oneida, Tenn. showed it was ready to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Yellow Jackets fell behind 7-0 with 2:56 remaining in the first quarter after a one-yard touchdown run by Oneida, Tenn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williamsburg answered one minute later when Sydney Bowen connected with Ben Hale for a 53-yard touchdown connection to cut the Yellow Jackets\u2019 deficit to 7-6 at the 1:11 mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oneida, Tenn. added to its lead four minutes into the second quarter behind a 14-yard touchdown while pushing its lead to 14-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williamsburg managed to tie the game right before half as Bowden broke a couple of tackles before scoring on a 33-yard touchdown run. The Yellow Jackets added the two point conversion to tie the game at 14 apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oneida\u2019s ground game continued to roll in the third um quarter as a two-yard touchdown run with 9:19 left in the third quarter increased its lead to 21-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hunter Thomas kept his team in the game by adding a rushing touchdown, a three-yarder, to make the score 21-20 after a failed two-point conversion attempt with 4:15 left in the period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oneida got away from the running game for its fourth touchdown. The Indians connected with a 16-yard touchdown pass to increase their lead to 27-20 with 11:24 remaining in the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williamsburg took its first lead of the game seven minutes later as Bowen hard to contain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He managed to break free from some Oneida defenders and found the endzone from five yards out while also adding the two-point conversion to give his team a 28-27 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Yellow Jackets\u2019 defense answered the bell during the final four minutes, allowing Williamsburg to claim a one-point victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n