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Destin trips up in final seconds: Marlin defense falters.

Byline: Tina Harbuck

Sep. 29--After staging a second-half comeback, the Destin Marlins fell in the fi nal seconds to the Richbourg Roadrunners 26-20 in middle school football action.

"We just had a breakdown on defense in the last few seconds," said Destin Coach Ron Griffi ths as he walked off the fi eld Thursday night in Crestview.

With 1:30 left in the game, Destin had just drove 64 yards for a touchdown and a 20-18 lead, its first of the game, when Richbourg fought back for the win.

With the ball on the Richbourg 42-yard line, the Roadrunners ran the ball three plays to get it across midfield. On a second-and-8, Richbourg's Will Jeffers connected with ...

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