Fort Mill's defense keyed a late rally for the Yellow Jackets in Chester.
Recovering a missed handoff from South Pointe quarterback Devan Pearson and immediately converting the turnover into a 20-yard K.J. Dixon touchdown run brought a huge roar from the Chester crowd.
The Chester Lady Cyclones put up a solid challenge, but were unable to match the offensive and defensive firepower of the Lady Diamonds, who pulled away with the 61-45 victory.
Among Chester football coach Maurice Flowers' top priorities, beginning his first season last spring, was to find ways to replace points. The Cyclones were losing 10 scholarship athletes -- three to Division I schools -- to graduation.
