Cape Central's freshmen football team defeated Jackson 15-13 Saturday, foiling an Indian two-point conversion in the closing minutes.
Jackson won the eighth-grade game 35-14.
In the freshmen game, Jackson jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Central's Dusty Barrows found receiver Matt Brandt on a 52-yard halfback pass to cut the deficit to 7-6 at halftime.
Central (6-1) took a 12-7 lead in the third quarter on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Jeff Dunaway.
In the fourth quarter, Brian Emmendorfer kicked a 31-yard field goal for a 15-7 Tiger lead.
With two minutes left Jackson scored a touchdown to cut the lead to 15-13, but the two-point conversion failed. Central then ran out the clock.
In the eighth-grade game, Bryan Crain threw a 69-yard pass to Chris Jones and Ray Primonato had a 71-yard run to account for Central's touchdowns. Central fell to 0-5.
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