VIDALIA, La. &045; Some days everything seems to go right. For Vidalia, Friday was one of those days.

The Vikings had eight fumbles but lost none of them. Freshman Cody Cowan was so far in the backfield as he attempted to block a Newellton punt that he intercepted the snap in the end zone, thus scoring a touchdown.

In the end, Vidalia had a 51-12 victory over the Newellton Bears.

&uot;(Newellton) was just kind of out-manned. We knew that going in,&uot; Vidalia head coach Dee Faircloth said. &uot;But you have to play anyway.&uot;

On offense, the Vikings had their way, moving the ball with ease. Quarterback Brett Hinson directed his troops to three first-half scoring drives, scoring one touchdown with his feet and another on a 23-yard pass to Shayne Knapp for Vidalia’s first touchdown.

Hinson sat out most of the second half after giving his team a 30-0 halftime advantage. Freshman Brandon Hawkins took over the reins of the offense.

&uot;Our offensive line has really come together. I made a few errors on snaps tonight, but we got it clicking tonight,&uot; Hinson said.

Even the six fumbled snaps Hinson referred to didn’t hurt the Vikings: none of them were recovered by the Bears. But Faircloth was clearly unhappy about the problems with the snap exchange.

&uot;We tried a new center combination tonight &045; six stinking fumbles,&uot; Faircloth said.

About the only that didn’t go right for the Vikings were two fluky plays that gave Newellton its only scores. A Hail Mary-like heave from Bears quarterback Quentin Jackson was answered when wide receiver Marcus Hill somehow snatched the ball from his defender, then promptly sprinted in for a touchdown, making the score 44-6.

Late in the fourth quarter, Newellton backup quarterback Marcus Walker scored on a 65-yard scramble after he was flushed from the pocket. Walker got around the edge and burst past the Vidalia secondary for his score.

Newellton, which suited up only 27 players (including seven seventh- and eighth-graders) had almost no chance coming into the game, a fact Bears head coach Carl Washington admitted after the game.

&uot;We expected the score to be that way,&uot; Newellton head coach Carl Washington said. &uot;But we scored 12 tonight, we didn’t score nothing last time, so I’m pleased. We have a long way to go, but I’m pleased.&uot;

The Vidalia defense was as overwhelming as its offense, allowing Newellton no time to pass and hitting running backs before they made the line of scrimmage. The defense also scored twice, as Jordan Brewer ran back an interception for a

score and Cowan recovered a fumble in the end zone.

&uot;Vidalia got a lot of sacks on us tonight, put a lot of pressure on the ball,&uot; Washington said.

The Vikings got so much pressure in the backfield that it backfired on them in the fourth quarter. Walker’s late touchdown for the Bears only happened because the Vidalia defensive line flushed him from the pocket as he looked to pass.

Even with two losses to open the season, Newellton still has a shot to turn things around and make a run at the playoffs. Block is the only team in District 4-1A that appears to be dominant

&uot;I’ll give us four or five games into the season and we ought to come around,&uot; Washington said. &uot;With our district being as soft as it is &045; Block’s probably going to win the district &045; we have a good chance of coming in second and making the playoffs.&uot;