Desperate times for Warren Central called for a desperate measure.

Down six points late in the fourth quarter, the Vikings reached into their bag of tricks. Beau Wallace threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Grant on a double-reverse pass, and WC went on to beat Murrah 14-13 on Friday night in Jackson.

Grant was wide open on the play, which started with a handoff to Gevante Titus. He gave it to tight end Buddy Cook, who in turn flipped it back to Wallace. Wallace then heaved it deep to Grant, who caught it and strolled into the end zone. Devon Bell added the PAT to break the tie with just under three minutes remaining.

“We were just trying to win the game,” WC coach Josh Morgan said. “We practice those plays every day, and the timing was right to call it. It’s a long-developing play and the guys did a good job protecting on it.”

It was the second TD of the night for Grant on a trick play. He also scored on a 15-yard reverse in the third quarter, helping the Vikings rally from a 13-0 halftime deficit. The victory allowed Warren Central (2-6, 1-3 Region 2-6A) to keep its slim playoff hopes alive, while Murrah (0-8, 0-4) remained winless and lost its 10th straight game overall.

“It was a good shot in the arm for us,” Morgan said.

Antwan Bulley rushed for two first-half touchdowns for Murrah, on runs of 35 and 1 yards.

Warren Central controlled the clock for most of the second half, but didn’t have a lot to show for it. Two drives ended in the red zone without a point.

The defense, though, kept Murrah off the board as well. It pitched a shutout in the second half, and forced a turnover on downs after the touchdown pass to Grant. Austin Roberts batted away a fourth-down pass at the Murrah 35 in the final minute, and the Vikings were able to take a knee to run out the clock.

Central Hinds 49,

Tallulah Academy 21

Hunter Farrior scored four touchdowns, on runs of 67, 18, 35 and 29 yards, to lead Central Hinds to a victory over Tallulah. Farrior carried the ball only seven times, but accumulated 168 yards. Quarterbck Jordan Currie added 133 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Central Hinds (8-1) led 35-7 at halftime and cruised home in the second half.

Cody Landrem scored on a 4-yard run for Tallulah (4-5), while Hunter Windham threw a pair of touchdown passes in the second half. One of Windham’s TD tosses covered 63 yards to Rafael Saldana, and the other went for 33 yards to Josh Huffman.