Lawrence County (9-1, 4-0),  under the direction of second-year head coach Jaymie Palmer, destroyed the Richland Rangers 49-0 Friday to win the Region 6-4 crown in Richland.

This week, the Cougars will put their eight-game winning streak on the line as they look to finish their division run undefeated against the Florence Eagles in Monticello.

The Eagles (6-4, 2-2), coached by Steve Pruett, snapped a two-game losing streak Friday with a 49-12 victory over South Pike.

Josh Quick was the offensive leader for Florence as he rushed for 169 yards on 11 carries. Kalen Lewis was the top receiver for the Eagles with two catches for 37 yards.

Senior linebacker Trey Lingold powered the Eagles’ defense with 18 tackles. Brayden Maulding contributed 13 tackles. Jamaal Lloyd finished with 11 tackles and Caleb Rawson had 10 tackles.

LCHS’ top offensive performer last week against Richland was junior quarterback Charl-Tez Nunnery. He completed 4-of-7 passes for 135 yards and rushed for 26 yards on six carries.

Quitten Brown led the ground attack for the Cougars with 11 carries for 60 yards. T-Tez Cole provided four carries for 59 yards. Josh Knight rushed 42 yards on six carries and Ryan Harness had 35 rushing yards on one carry.

Defensively, T-Tez Cole directed the Cougars with eight tackles. Kemarcus Brown and Josh Knight contributed seven tackles each. Will Thurman and Azar Myles had six tackles each. Avousier Kelly and Jeremiah Sumrall finished with five tackles apiece.

My prediction: Lawrence County wins 56-12.