{"id":26575,"date":"2016-10-15T02:23:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T06:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=26575"},"modified":"2016-10-16T08:29:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T12:29:10","slug":"mandarin-says-diss-this-in-34-31-come-from-behind-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=26575","title":{"rendered":"Mandarin says &#8220;diss this&#8221; in 34-31 come from behind win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MANDARIN-Knowing the ramifications of this weeks\u00a0huge rivalry game with Sandalwood,\u00a0Mandarin head coach Quinn Gray put a gag order on\u00a0his team all week and told them to do their talking on the field.<\/p>\n<p>They listened\u00a0well.<\/p>\n<p>Mandarin remained silent all week on social media and got the\u00a0last laugh in a come from behind 34-31 win at the Corral.<\/p>\n<p>Sandalwood spent all week on twitter talking smack to its district rival and even released a rap song dissing Mandarin four\u00a0days before the game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">District Championship Tomorrow\ud83c\udfc6, Aint No More Talking\u203c\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4a It Aint Nothin, We Gone Show Yall What All This &quot;Hype&quot; Is About <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmashMandarin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmashMandarin<\/a> \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udcaf\ud83d\udd0b\ud83d\udc8d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7u8fHccYsg\">pic.twitter.com\/7u8fHccYsg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Quran Hafiz \u2757 (@__Quran4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/__Quran4\/status\/786728888705642496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Glory_jitt\/status\/786020703355240448<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Glory_jitt\/status\/786010850452701184<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/__Quran4\/status\/786003688758181888<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Glory_jitt\/status\/785985483729960960<\/p>\n<p>If only Sandalwood could have backed up all their talk for the full\u00a048 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Early on it looked like they would as the Saints jumped out to a\u00a0quick 24-0 lead in the second quarter. Unfortunately,\u00a0just like last year they couldn&#8217;t hold on to it.<\/p>\n<p>Logan Wright, 306 yards on 42 carries, rushed for\u00a0two first half touchdowns runs (2, 74) and\u00a0Sincere David&#8217;s\u00a028-yard pick-six\u00a0put the Saints ahead 24-0 late in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Mandarin answered on their ensuing possession as Mekhi Jackson bulldozed his way in from 3-yards cutting\u00a0the lead to 24-7 with about 4 minutes left till half.<\/p>\n<p>Sandalwood carried the\u00a017-point lead into the half and had to be feeling confident it would finally end the\u00a0Mustangs two game winning streak over them.<\/p>\n<p>Just like last year though,\u00a0in which Mandarin rallied for 31 points in the third quarter to run away with it 51-29, the Mustangs wouldn&#8217;t go away.<\/p>\n<p>Following a 37-yard run by Wright, near midfield quarterback Kyle Smith fumbled the exchange to Wright and\u00a0Mandarin picked it\u00a0up and returned it back all the way to the 5 before it was fumbled again and fell on by another Mustangs player Keon Jackson in the end zone.<\/p>\n<p>Just like that Mandarin had closed the gap to 24-13 barley two minutes into the second\u00a0half.<\/p>\n<p>Sandalwood responded on its ensuing drive as Smith hit Edwan Carter on a 37-yard strike\u00a0putting the Saints up 31-13 with 7:50 left in the third quarter. Those would be the last points, Sandalwood would score\u00a0though.<\/p>\n<p>From that\u00a0point on the Mustangs defense would finally buckle down and contain Wright and keep him and the Saints out of the end zone.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Spooney picked off Smith pass on the Saints ensuing possession and returned it 13 yards cutting the lead\u00a0to 31-19 with 5:30 left in the third.<\/p>\n<p>A quick three\u00a0and out on the next Saints possession, gave the Mustangs the ball back again and they struck again.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Mullnow snuck in from 1-yard and just like that the Mustangs had cut the lead to 31-26 with less than three minutes remaining in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>On the\u00a0fourth play of the fourth\u00a0quarter, Mandarin struck again as Mullnow hit Aaron Adams in the right corner for a 5-yard score giving Mandarin its first and only lead of the game at 34-31\u00a0two minutes into the\u00a0fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4th Qtr, 10:43 <br \/>Mandarin 34, Sandalwood 31 <br \/>First lead of game down 24-0 in first half. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DejaVu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DejaVu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Corey Davis (@ByCoreyDavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByCoreyDavis\/status\/787102598297944064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From there the Mustangs defense took over holding the Saints to back-to-back three\u00a0and outs on their next two drives setting up the game clincher.<\/p>\n<p>From its own 3-yard line, the Saints got the ball back with under four minutes remaining and was forced to pass.<\/p>\n<p>Smith connected with Carter again on a third and 6 play as Carter made an incredible\u00a0left\u00a0handed catch keeping the drive going.<\/p>\n<p>Faced with third and 16, Smith found Logan Wright wide open across\u00a0the middle who dove just enough for the first down\u00a0with under two minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>However, with fourth and 5, Smith was hit immediately by a host of Mustangs\u00a0on a option keeper\u00a0and Mandarin took over on downs.<\/p>\n<p>Mandarin took a couple knees and the\u00a0game was over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We knew what they were going to do,\u00a0give it\u00a0to Logan 40-50 times a game we just couldn&#8217;t stop him in the first half,&#8221; Gray said.<\/p>\n<p>Like last year, Mandarin rallied from behind and took it to Sandalwood in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the half, I just told them to settle down, we were all jacked up and hyped up and we just were\u00a0not focusing\u00a0on the schemes and all the\u00a0little things,&#8221; Gray said.<\/p>\n<p>Among the things Gray had to deal with all week was the smack talk on twitter between the two but Gray took care of that immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I put a gag and ban on all social media all week to my players,&#8221; Gray said. &#8220;Devin (Waters) is a good kid who just\u00a0decided to do a little talking all week and I told my kids do your talking on the field\u00a0and they did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gray admitted he was aware of the rap song put out by Sandalwood earlier in the week that dissed his program and players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Devin tweeted it out to Spooney and Mullnow and it got around,&#8221; Gray said.\u00a0&#8220;By doing that they showed us a little respect by rapping about us.\u00a0&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gray referred to his team as a sleeping animal and the how the song\u00a0fueled his team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our kids are like sleeping bears. 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