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West Carroll Ends Regular Season with Loss to Peabody

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A win would have given West Carroll the Region 7-1A title, but things didn’t go the way of the War Eagles.

Peabody’s defense swarmed to the ball and West Carroll struggled to get upfield.

The result was a 48-0 win for Peabody in Week 11, and the loss dropped the War Eagles (7-3) to the No. 3 seed from Region 7-1A.

“When we started this season, we wanted an opportunity to win a region title,” West Carroll coach Clayton Morris said. “We had that opportunity. We had opportunities early. When you play some of the best teams in the state at their house, you are only going to get so many chances to make a stand. When you miss those, it snowballs quickly.”

West Carroll will try to forget Friday’s loss quickly as they prepare for a road trip to Memphis to take on Booker T. Washington in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs on Friday.

The War Eagles’ defense struggled to slow down Peabody’s rushing attack, which accounted for 215 yards and four touchdowns.

West Carroll finished with two first downs and total of 37 yards as the War Eagles managed three rushing yards.

Peabody scored three touchdowns in each of the first two quarters before only scoring seven points in the second half.

“A new season starts with the playoffs,” Morris said. “There have been undefeated teams that win it all and undefeated teams that lose in the first round. Anything is possible when a new season starts. It gets colder. It gets wetter. The mental maturity matters as much as schematics when you are in playoff football.”