The Dragon Nation had much to cheer about Friday night, as the Jefferson Dragons continued their undefeated onslaught through region 8-AA with a whopping 63-28 homecoming victory over Union County.
In doing so, the Dragons tied a school record for most points scored in a game.
Jefferson is now 4-0 in the region, and 5-0 overall in 2009.
The Dragons will next travel to Riverside Military Academy on Friday to face the Eagles.
Riverside enters the game fresh off a loss to East Jackson.
On paper, the advantage appears to go to the Dragons on Friday night. Jefferson has scored a total of 245 points so far this season, an average of 49 per game. The Eagles have scored 69 points so far, an average of 13.8 per game.
Riverside has allowed 117 points to be scored against them this season, an average of 23.4 per game, while the Dragons have allowed 91, an average of 18.2 per game.
In their last pairing, the Dragons won decisively, 47-20 at Jefferson last year.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Union County
At first, it looked like things might be pretty close, as Union County jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
But just two minutes into the game, the Dragons put their first points on the board. An extra point attempt missed, and Jefferson trailed 7-6.
From there, Jefferson pretty much controlled the first quarter, scoring twice more to take a 20-7 lead into the second quarter.
Union County would score again in the second quarter, but Jefferson would score two more times to make it 34-14 with about six minutes left in the half. The Dragons would twice more break into the end zone to make it 50-14 at the half.
It was more of the same in the second quarter. The Tigers were able to score again, but it was Jefferson who seemed to control the ball. By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, the Dragons held a commanding 56-21 lead. When the final buzzer sounded, it ended up being a 63-28 blowout for Jefferson.
For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald.
