The Mathews High School varsity football team finally made it to the win column Monday night, defeating the King and Queen Tigers, 28-14, in a homecoming battle at Ken Brown Field between two 0-5 squads.

The game, and the MHS homecoming celebration, was originally scheduled for Friday. The game was postponed following days of heavy rain, and the parade was eventually cancelled.

Mathews got on the scoreboard early. The Devils booted and recovered an onside kick to start the game, and drove downfield quickly, capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by Dayshon Williamson. P.J. Johnson converted on the first of four PAT kicks to give Mathews a 7-0 lead with 7:20 left in the opening quarter.

A second onside kick was recovered by King and Queen, and the Tigers took advantage of the shortened field, scoring on an eight-yard keeper by quarterback Chris Edwards. The two-point conversion failed and Mathews held a narrow 7-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

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