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Effingham County football
Effingham Countyโ€™s Jordan Mydell (41) weaves through Houston County defenders on a kickoff return as teammate Barry Rudolph (9) follows the play Friday night at Rebel Field. Mydell had returns of 40 and 34 yards that set up Rebel touchdowns in the first half. (Mark Lastinger / Effingham Herald)
Effingham Countyโ€™s 56-42 loss to Houston County on Friday wasnโ€™t just the season opener โ€” it was the highest-scoring game in Rebels football history, with the teams combining for 98 points. ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜€, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€.