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Mount Paran Rallies to Defeat Darlington

Both Mount Paran Christian and Darlington put points on the board in the final eight minutes to take the game down to the final seconds.

Both Mount Paran Christian and Darlington came into tonight's contest with a 3-1 record. The packed stadium was awarded a thriller with strong defense from both sides for the first three and a half quarters of the game.  

Mount Paran Christian was first to score with a 43-yard field goal. Darlington, not to be outdone, made the 80-yard drive look easy to score the go-ahead touchdown.  

Mount Paran Christian then put together its own drive to run the ball across for the Eagle touchdown for what would be the final score of the game with 18.2 seconds on the clock.  

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The last attempt from the Tigers to regain the lead was halted by an interception as time ran off the clock.  

Mount Paran Christian betters its record to 4-1.  The Darlington Tigers drop their record to 3-2 for the season.

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