MOODY — Quarterback Josh Owen ran the ball in for a touchdown on the first play of overtime, then Moody held Mortimer Jordan to a loss and three incomplete passes in their part of the extra period as Moody won 27-21 in their homecoming game.

Down 21-14 with 5:04 remaining in regulation time, Blake Renshaw connected with Taylor Williams from five yards out to tie the game.

The opposing teams of Blue Devils had battled back and forth throughout, deadlocked at 14-14 at intermission.

Moody took the lead in the third quarter on a 25-yard run by running back Cory Vandergrift. The speedy sophomore gained 176 yards on 24 attempts for the night.

Jordan drew first blood on a 6-yard run by Dantrell Purifoy with 5:30 left in the first half.

Jordan struck again with 37 seconds before intermission on a 32-yard pass from Renshaw to Marquis Dobbs.

Renshaw was 15-for-26 for 184 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions.

Purifoy ran 12 times for 56 yards. He accounted for all but 10 yards of Jordan’s anemic rushing game for the night.

Sophomore middle linebacker James McCord led the Jordan defense with nine tackles. Colton Snow and Austin Nabors added seven stops each.

Moody (3-3) accumulated 20 first downs in the game, compared to Jordan’s 11.

Mortimer Jordan takes a 3-3 record goes into next week’s tangle at Hayden.

Chuck Mosley contributed to this story.