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Escambia County fell 53-13 to W.S. Neal tonight in region action in East Brewton.

The Blue Devils and Blue Eagles went back and forth during the first half. WSN led 22-13 going into the break.

But, some quick scores to start the third quarter gave WSN a widened lead it wouldn’t give back.

ECHS head football coach Vincent Harris said the boys took the game on the chin.

Harris said in the second half, they didn’t score on the first drive.

“They (the Blue Eagles) scored on a long run by the quarterback on the next series,” Harris said. “They rattled off about three quick ones. Then, they kicked an onside kick like they normally did. It just didn’t fall our way.”

Harris said the kids kept fighting to the bitter end.

“We’ve got two more games, and we’re going to try and finish strong,” he said.

The Blue Devils (2-6, 0-5 in Class 4A, Region 1) host Satsuma on Oct. 18 for homecoming, and then play Hillcrest-Evergreen to finish the season at home.

Harris said God is good, all the time.

“His will be done,” he said.

Scoring plays by quarter included:

Fourth quarter

• W.S. Neal’s Jaden Ewing scored on a rush with the point after attempt (PAT) by Calvin Jones to make it 53-13

Third quarter

• Kevin Howard rushed 5 yards for a touchdown, and a good 2-point play gives WSN a 46-13 advantage

• ST Clark scores on a run, and a 2-point conversion gives the Blue Eagles a 38-13 lead with 9:17 left

• Jarrod Crook rushed 88 yards for a score with 10:09 left

Second quarter

• Jamarion Robinson rushed 1 yard for a score with 15.1 seconds left in the opening half. PAT was no good, and WSN led 22-13

• Crook rushed 3 yards for a score with 2:13 left, and Ewing converted the 2-point try

• Crook found Clark for a first down, and then Clark took it the rest of the way on a 10-yard touchdown with 3:38 left in the second quarter. WSN led 14-7

• Crook ran a 1-yard scoring rush, and Ewing hit the 2-point play to give WSN a 8-7 lead

• Robinson found Tai Henderson on a touchdown pass with 10:08 left in the second on a fourth-down conversion for a 7-0 lead early