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'Big game' set Friday
Mustangs, Rebels to meet for 25th time
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The Rebels’ Zach Johnson (96) boots a 42-yard field goal out of the hold of Adam Napier (6) in the first period of last year's 43-20 win against the Mustangs at The Corral. South Effingham’s Trayvon Cokley (5) sails past on the block attempt. - photo by Photo by Gilbert Miller
Mark Lastinger/staff
Effingham Herald
Updated: Sep 6, 2018, 9:10 PM
Published: Sep 4, 2018, 2:26 PM
Effingham County holds a 13-11 lead in its football series with rival South Effingham. That includes a 43-20 victory last year and a 34-7 win in 2016. None of that matters now. It’s all about the 25th meeting set Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Rebel Field.
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South Effingham Football Opens Practice with Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness
Coaches watch South Effingham quarterback Liam Coburn in the pocket during the Mustangs’ late-night full-contact practice. The team opened the GHSA contact period with a 12:01 a.m. ‘Midnight Madness’ workout on July 29. (Birk Herrath / Effingham Herald)
Donald Heath
Published: Jul 29, 2025, 3:27 PM
South Effingham High School’s football team hit the field at 12:01 a.m. Monday for its first full-pads practice of the season. With temperatures still high and adrenaline pumping, players embraced the challenge of a late-night “Midnight Madness” workout to kick off the GHSA-sanctioned contact period.
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