After getting in a hole early, the Mathews High School varsity football team came back to challenge the Northumberland Indians on Friday night, but the Devils’ comeback fell short at the end, 37-33.

The homestanding Indians jumped out to an early 21-3 lead, but the Devils never stopped playing hard. "By halftime, we made some adjustments defensively and got the score back to 21-11," MHS head coach Paul White said.

Mathews (0-3) took the second-half kickoff and drove down the field to close the gap to 21-19. Dusty Moore blocked a punt in the third quarter and Dayshon Williamson scored his second TD of the night. Deondre Foster also scored on a 71-yard pass from Mathews quarterback Ryan Ewell. Northumberland scored late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

"We definitely had opportunities to win," White said. "When the team watched the game film on Monday, it is obvious that we should have won, but we must play all four quarters. I am proud of the team’...