ST. JOHN 30, MACKSVILLE 28

MACKSVILLE — St. John's miracle man Braxton Alpers sparked a 30-point rally as the Tigers shocked Macksville 30-28 in Friday's 8-Man, District 6 showdown. St. John (4-4, 2-2 District) captured the Stafford County Super Bowl by edging Macksville (3-5, 1-3).

Alpers scored on 5- and 44-yard runs and completed the game-winning 2-point pass to Juan Ibarra for a 30-28 victory. Wyatt Mawhirter caught a 45-yard touchdown pass right before halftime. Macksville's James Granger gave the Mustangs a shot with a fumble recovery. But St. John preserved the victory when Weston Peterson recovered a fumble and Alpers intercepted a desperation pass in the fourth quarter.

Macksville led 6-0 after Keven Holguin returned the opening kickoff 37 yards for a touchdown. Macksville led 28-0 when Orion Guevara scored a pair of touchdowns and Kendall Grippin scored on a 6-yard run.

St. John 0 8 14 8 — 30

Macksville 14 14 0 0 — 28 

M—Keven Holguin 37 kickoff return; M—Safety (snap out of end zone); M—Orion Guevara 1 run (James Granger pass from Kendall Grippin); M—Guevara 5 run; M—Grippin 6 run; SJ—Wyatt Mawhirter 45 pass from Braxton Alpers (2 pointer); SJ—kickoff return (2 pointer); SJ—Alpers 5 run; SJ—Alpers 44 run (Juan Ibarra pass from Alpers)