(This story was updated to add new information.)
Benedictine and Ware County were locked in a rugged Region 1-4A battle on Friday night at Memorial Stadium as the Cadets led the Gators 14-10 at intermission.
On the first possession of the second half, BC recovered a fumble and had the ball on the Gator 26-yard line, but that was the last bit of luck the Cadets would see all night.
On the first offensive play of the third quarter, Benedictine quarterback Stephen Cannon was sacked by Seth Suess and came down hard on his throwing shoulder. The standout junior signal caller was sideline for the rest of the game with a bag of ice strapped to his throwing shoulder.
Ware County went to work after that as the Gator ground game took over with four second half touchdowns. Ware County ran away with it in a 38-14 victory.
Junior Jamir Boyd rushed for 132 yards and two scores on 26 carries for Ware County (3-3, 1-0 in region), and junior Tayshaun Franklin came on strong with his physical running style in the second half with 68 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries.