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<p>TIGERVILLE - In a game full of explosive plays, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1395046' first='KD' last='Hainsworth']</strong> was responsible for most of the fireworks.</p>
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<p>Hainsworth scored three first half touchdowns, racked up 145 yards of offense on five touches before the break, and helped lead Mountain View Prep to a 64-14 win over Union County on Friday.</p>
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<p>"I feel like we played great," Hainsworth said. "I just try to come out and do my job and execute."</p>
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<p>Hainsworth was brilliant before the half. He scored on the ground on a 22-yard reverse. He turned a screen pass from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1654910' first='Makorean' last='Anderson-Wallington'] </strong>into a 56-yard score. After Anderson-Wallington was banged up and left the game, Hainsworth's next touch on a catch from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1337021' first='Brody' last='Judd']</strong> went 54 yards for another score. </p>
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<p>It added up to a huge half, and staked the Stars to a 49-14 halftime advantage. And every time it seemed like MVP needed a big play, they turned to Hainsworth. That's just the way he likes it.</p>
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<p>"I feel like I do better when the pressure's on me," he said. "Pressure makes diamonds."</p>
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<p>Hainsworth, who added a 24-yard touchdown catch on the Stars' first drive of the second half, was just one of many sparkling performers for MVP. Anderson-Wallington continued his incredibly efficient play, going 8-for-11 for 144 yards and throwing a TD to <strong>Caden Hunter</strong> in addition to the strike to Hainsworth. He added 73 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. <strong>Juice Miller</strong> had a 16-yard gain to set up a score and tossed a 44-yard touchdown to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1672912' first='Chase' last='Richards']</strong>. </p>
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<p>Defensively, the Stars were largely dominant in the first half behind a bunch of fast, physical guys. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1734594' first='Jacobie' last='Smith']</strong> was flying all over the field, with two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery, and added an interception on the Union County's first drive of the second half. <strong>Kobe Leone</strong>, <strong>Cliff McDaniel</strong>, and <strong>CJ Lovelace</strong> all added sacks in the first half, while Lovelace also had a tackle for loss. MJ Jeter had several big hits, while <strong>Jamar Brown</strong> and <strong>Zavion Dawkins</strong> dominated the line of scrimmage at times. McDaniel was a monster all night, adding three more sacks in the second half.</p>
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<p>Union County's offense largely consisted of three big plays in the first half. <strong>Dreshawn Mills</strong> returned a kickoff 97 yards to briefly give the Yellow Jackets an 8-7 lead early in the game, and had a 25-yard game to put the Union County offense into MVP territory for the first time all night in the second quarter. One play later, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1732648' first='Qa' last='Brannon']</strong> ripped off a 40-yard run right up the middle for a score. </p>
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<p>Defensively for Union County, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1593368' first='Jayden' last='Chick']</strong> made several big stops up front, while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1818486' first='Kam' last='Fincher']</strong> notched some big hits for the Yellow Jackets and notched an interception.</p>
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<p>Hunter scored again for the Stars in the second half, with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1422557' first='Henry' last='Phillips']</strong> adding a field goal.</p>
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