Benton Academy entered the locker room trailing Oak Hill by 14 points at halftime Friday.
The Raiders returned to the field the better team, however, as Benton Academy defeated Oak Hill 42-34 to improve to 2-0.
Caden Stevens had an incredible performance with 38 carries for 289 yards and four touchdowns and a touchdown catch.
The Raiders offense came out strong until Oak Hill recovered a fumble that set up the first score of the game with a 13-yard reception by Manning Huffman.
Ben Boggan blocked the extra point attempt to hold Oak Hill to six points.
The Raiders quickly responded as quarterback JB Middleton connected with Caden Stevens for a 12-yard touchdown pass. Boggan added the kick for a 7-6 lead with 6:17 to go in the first quarter.
Oak Hill's Huffman caught a 50-yard pass for his second touchdown of the night, and Garrett Edwards added the two-point conversion for a 14-7 lead with 5:51 left in the first quarter.
The Raiders answered with Middleton completing first down passes to Boggan and Landon Lowery. Stevens then scored on a 10-yard carry for his second touchdown of the night.
The extra point kick attempt was blocked, and BA trailed 14-13 with 3:57 left in the first quarter.
Rye Yeates and Stone Crabtree made big stops for the defense on the ensuing drive to force a punt. Middleton completed a first down pass to Will Vaughan to get things going, but a pair of penalties stalled the drive and the Raiders punted.
Oak Hill took advantage with Garrett Edwards scoring with 7:30 to go in the second quarter. Wil Saxton blocked the extra point kick attempt, and Oak Hill now led 20-13.
Vaughan had a great kickoff return across midfield, and Stevens scored a 46-yard touchdown on the first play of the drive. Boggan's kick was good to tie it 20-20 with 7:13 to go before halftime.
Oak Hill's Huffman added his third touchdown for a 28-20 lead, and the visiting team built on that momentum with a fumble recovery on the kickoff that put them right back in position to score.
Caden Alexander made a stop for a loss of nine on first down, but a pair of offsides penalties against BA set up first and goal. Huffman scored his fourth touchdown, but the Raiders stopped the two-point conversion attempt. Oak Hill took that 34-20 lead into halftime.
This week the Raiders host Newton County Academy.
