YaYa Landrum ran for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter as Class 6A playoff-bound Buckhorn beat 7A Grissom 17-13 on Thursday.

The host Bucks rallied after trailing 13-3 at halftime at Tommy R. Ledbetter Stadium in New Market to finish the regular season at 6-4.

Buckhorn got its points on a 35-yard field goal by Van Reid in the opening period, a 4-yard Israel Cooper run late in the third and Landrum’s 2-yard game-winner with 4:55 left in the game.

On the ensuing possession, Grissom started from the Buckhorn 45 and drove to the 7-yard-line with a minute left. But the Tigers fumbled, and Buckhorn’s Colton Rose recovered the loose ball. The Bucks ran out the clock and Grissom finished its year at 2-8.

Grissom scored in the first half on Donivon Padgett’s 5-yard run and Jalin Edwards’ 84-yard fumble return.

“Senior leadership. Our seniors just stepped up at halftime and challenged the rest of the team to come out and get the job done,” Buckhorn coach Matt Patterson said. “Our offensive line just kind of took over and we just fed Sharmarion (YaYa) Landrum. Six-and-four is the first winning season since 2015.”

Play of the game: With 5:18 left, Buckhorn’s Jack Rupe completed a 22-yard pass to Myles Anglin for a first down on the Grissom 2. Landrum scored on the next play to cap an eight-play, 85-yard drive.

“I was driving the ball down the field,” said Landrum, a junior running back, “and my team was down, so I had to get them back up. My two guards pulled for me, I saw the hole and I just hit it automatically.”

Stat sheet: Buckhorn – Landrum had 28 carries for 134 yards and a touchdown. Cooper, a freshman, had five carries for 15 yards and a touchdown. Rupe completed 9-of-16 passes for 73 yards with one interception. Middle linebacker JE Edwards made eight tackles. Cornerback Alex Gilray had one pass breakup and three assisted tackles. Grissom – Padgett had 11 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown and five catches for 32 yards. Seth Leebern completed 16-of-27 passes for 161 yards. Inside linebacker Alex Milan made 16 tackles.

By the numbers: 234 – Buckhorn total yards with 161 rushing and 73 passing. … 209 – Grissom total yards with 48 rushing and 161 passing. … 2 – Buckhorn turnovers on a fumble and an interception. … 1 – Grissom turnover on a fumble. … 10 – Buckhorn wins in 15 games against the Tigers all-time.

Coachspeak: “Huge challenge next week on the road at No. 6 Mountain Brook.” – Patterson

“I’m proud of these (25) seniors. They could have laid down, but they fought.” – Grissom coach Rich Dutton

They said it: “I’m going to tell you the truth: After halftime we came out and had the Grissom boys talking some stuff. And I told them to wait till the fourth quarter is over. I dedicated myself to score. I had to. We were down.” – Cooper

“We just told the players to just keep doing our job and just let the game come to us.” – Edwards

“I think we did a really good job on not letting the deficit get to our heads and playing play-by-play no matter good or bad.” – Gilray

Next week: Buckhorn travels to sixth-ranked Mountain Brook (7-3) for a Class 6A first-round playoff game.