Shady Spring was a two-point conversion from tying Man with less than five minutes to play.
A wide-open pass was dropped by the Tigers and the Hillbillies held on for a 22-20 win in a game played at George S. Queen Field on Friday night.
Man moved to 5-1 with the win against the Class AA opponent. Shady dropped to 3-4.
Running back Kaleb Mullins finished with 98 yards and two scores on 20 carries. Jayden Brumfield added a rushing touchdown.
The Hillbillies will travel to Sophia to face two-time defending Class AA state champion Independence (3-3) on Friday night. Kickoff is 7:30 pm.
At Man
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SS (3-4)…..7 0 7 6 – 20
MN (5-1)…6 8 0 8 – 22
Scoring:
First Quarter
SS – Josiah McKoy, 27-yard pass from Cal Culicerto (Jacob Shamblin kick), 7:12
MN – Kaleb Mullins, 1-yard run (kick failed), 2:48
Second Quarter
MN – Jayden Brumfield, 5-yard run (Jayden Brumfield run), 6:01
Third Quarter
SS – Gavin Davis, 10-yard run (Jacob Shamblin kick), 8:37
Fourth Quarter
MN – Kaleb Mullins, 7-yard run (Corey Morgan run), 7:28
SS – Gavin Davis, 40-yard run (pass failed, 4:36
Next up: Man (5-1) at Independence (3-3), 7:30 pm, Oct. 13.