Hinds 2014 Season Opener Highlights- Hinds CC vs. Holmes CC

The 2014 season opener did not go the way the Hinds Community College football program desired on Thursday night, as the Eagles fell, 28-21, to Holmes Community College in Goodman. Hinds fell to 0-1 on the young season with the loss to Holmes being of the non-conference variety. Holmes moved to 1-0. The Bulldogs of Holmes jumped out to an early 7-0 lead with 9:40 left in the first quarter when running back Aquindus Henson barreled in from three yards out for the score. Cole Ballard added the point after to give Holmes a 7-0 advantage. Hinds quarterback James Summers (Greensboro, N.C.) would tie things up on the ensuing possession when he scored his first and the Eagles first touchdown of the 2014 season on a short run from the one-yard line. Joseph Houston (Pelahatchie) added the point after to tie the score at seven with 5:31 left in the opening quarter. Holmes would retake the lead with 10 minutes to go in the second quarter when running back Mitchell Cunningham rumbled in from five yards out and the Ballard PAT was good to put the Bulldogs back ahead, 14-7, which would remain the score heading into the intermission. The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 21-7 with 5:04 left in the third quarter when running back Arthur Turner scored from five yards out. Ballard's point after split the uprights to lengthen the lead. Peter Bailey (Kissimmee, Fla.), a sophomore defensive lineman, would help the Eagles out by picking up a big turnover on the defensive side when he recovered a Bulldog fumble early in the fourth quarter. The turnover would lead to a Joshua Dixon (Clinton) three-yard touchdown run w/9:02 remaining in the final quarter. The Houston point after attempt was good to cut the Holmes lead to 21-14. Cunningham would stretch the Bulldogs lead to 28-14 with 5:37 to go in the fourth quarter when his 85-yard touchdown scamper pushed the game seemingly out of reach. Summers added his second touchdown of the night with 1:47 left in the game when he carried the rock into the end zone from five yards out. The Houston PAT was good and the Holmes lead was cut to 28-21. The Eagles had a chance to tie things up at the end of the game, but a Summers Hail Mary attempt fell incomplete just short of the end zone to give Holmes the victory. Summers finished 18-28 for 157 yards through the air and had 20 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Dixon ended the contest with 17 carries for 86 yards and one touchdown. Javarius Taylor (Courtland). a freshman defensive back, starred in his debut by leading the Eagles defense with 10 solos and three assists and two tackles for loss. Bailey also had a standout night with five solos and five assists. Charvarius Ward (McComb), a freshman defensive back, picked up his first collegiate interception early in the second quarter to help lead the defensive charge. Hinds will return to action on Thursday, hitting the road again for another non-conference matchup with Northeast Community College at 6:30 p.m. in Booneville.