The Statesboro Blue Devils lost their season opener to Southeast Bulloch 23-18, but head coach Matt Dobson said this week upon reflection there were plenty of positives he took from the loss.
“We sustained long drives at times and converted some third downs,” Dobson said. “These are some things we struggled with last year. Looking at the tape from the game we actually played a little better against them this year in my opinion but we just weren’t able to come away with a win.”
Statesboro started freshman Bekham Jarrard at quarterback and he wound up completing 16 of 23 attempts for 180 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions…