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The Drew Central Pirates entered the final game of the 2026 season after their first win of the season the previous week on the road at West Helena.
Hosting the Dumas Bobcats on Thursday night, the Pirates were looking to close out the season with their second win of the year.
With both teams having been eliminated from the 3A State Football Championship Tournament, the contest would determine who would finish the season in last place in the 8-3A Conference.
The Pirates would win the coin toss and would defer to the second half.
Dumas would strike first on the opening drive, scoring from six yards out and adding a two-point play for an 8-0 lead.
The Pirates would get on the board in the second quarter to cut the lead to 8-6 on a 42-yard run by Alex Pitts.
Dumas would go up 14-6 but the Pirates would tie the contest on a 17-yard interception return by Aiden Dickey and a conversion by Ashton Govan.
After going back up 20-14, the Pirates would cut the lead to three after a field goal by Dickey but the Bobcats would increase the lead to 28-17 before the end of the half.
Drew Central would score after the break with Alex Pitts getting his second score of the contest and the conversion to cut the lead to 28-25.
The teams would go back and forth for the remainder of the contest with the Pirates taking the lead at the end of the third quarter, but Dumas would retake the lead to start the fourth quarter and the Pirates taking the lead with 7:41 remaining in the contest and Dumas going up 40-39 with 6:42 remaining.
The Pirates would score with 2:49 on the clock to go up 47-40 but Dumas would score to make the score 47-46 with 49 seconds left.
Dumas would go for two and would attempt to run a reverse with Dumas attempting a pass that was knocked down by JT Turnage to secure the win.
