FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. – Sometimes, regardless of how much a team believes in itself, the negative culture doesn’t change until its players get the kind of win that proves it to them and everyone watching.
The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe football team got that win Friday night, and the celebration on the field showed belief has become proof.
Nathan Williams and Zach Vaughn combined for 276 rushing yards as the Warriors beat rival Ringgold 28-23 in a Region 6-AAA North matchup. It was LFO’s first win against the Tigers since 2004.
“I’m just so proud of our young men who have worked so hard to get this program turned around,” Warriors’ coach Bo Campbell said. “I tell them all the time, I know they’re capable of playing a great game. What’s exciting to me is to see them come out and compete the way that I know they can.”
LFO (3-3, 1-0) controlled possession throughout the game, rushing the ball 58 times while passing just six. Williams and Vaughn had all 58 of those carries as they ran behind an experienced group of blockers who dominated the line of scrimmage.