ONEONTA — Good Hope’s deepest playoff run in 21 years came to a sudden end with a 29-8 loss to red-hot Oneonta Friday night at Gilbreath Stadium.

Despite the defeat, coach Alan Scott had little reason to hang his head — even as a frigid rain fell around he and the Raiders’ colossal road crowd. In his fourth fall atop his alma mater, the Red and White (11-2) were able to secure a couple of major upsets, end the regular season ninth in the state rankings and reach the Class 4A quarterfinals for the first time since 1997.

Those are the memories Scott will take away from Good Hope’s 2018 campaign. Not the outcome from Friday’s third-round clash.

“I couldn’t be more proud of a group of guys,” he said. “I just told them they’re one of the best teams to ever come through this school. This tonight doesn’t do anything to tarnish their legacy and what they’ve done. Obviously, this is not how we want it to end, but I love ’em — every one of them.”

Oneonta (10-3) scored on the game’s opening drive and took advantage of a pair of Raider turnovers in each half to ultimately pull away. A 14-0 halftime lead ballooned to 22-0 midway through the third quarter and 29-0 early in the fourth before Matt Dixon’s 18-yard touchdown run put Good Hope on the scoreboard with 5:13 remaining.

The Redskins needed just two and a half minutes to strike, finding the end zone on David Hall’s 2-yard tote. The Red and White appeared poised to answer, driving inside Oneonta’s 20 before a lost fumble ended the threat.

A Preston Bagwell interception off a tip and strong defensive effort allowed Good Hope to keep it a one-score game until late in the first half. Oneonta capitalized on another recovered fumble, however, setting up a touchdown seconds before intermission when Brandon Howard impressively wrestled the ball from a Raider defender for a 16-yard reception. Two plays later, Howard capped off the scoring drive with a jump ball from Taveris Hill on the right side of the end zone from three yards out.

The tune was mostly the same in the second half, with Jaden Kent racing 53 yards for a touchdown after initially bobbling Hill’s short pass and Hall weaving 30 yards through traffic for his second scoring scamper.

“Oneonta on offense is just playing lights out,” Scott said. “They put up 50-something last week and I think 40-something the week before. I was hoping to hold them to less than 29 on defense, but it just didn’t go great for us tonight.

“Your character a lot of times is revealed in adversity, so I know my guys are going to respond well.”

Hill finished the evening with 195 passing yards, a pair of touchdowns, the pick and another 55 yards on the ground. His top two targets — who both stand 6-4 — were Kent (six catches for 116 yards) and Howard (five for 68). Hall did his part with 82 rushing yards and the two TDs on just eight attempts.

Riley McGill added an interception for Oneonta, Hall snared an errant pitch, and Beau Ragsdale and Jacob Hodge recovered fumbles.

To no surprise, Dixon closed his storied Good Hope career with one last all-out effort. The ever-reliable senior led the Raiders’ ground attack with 107 yards and the TD on 16 hard-nosed rushes in addition to a trio of catches for 22 yards.

Colton Bagwell and Bailey Quick were good for 39 and 37 rushing yards, respectively. Nearly a quarter of Quick’s output came on a successful fake punt run on Good Hope’s second drive.

Dixon’s, Riley Kilpatrick’s and Colton Bagwell’s names — among many others — were continuously called on tackles throughout the contest.

Scott could hardly keep from choking up when talking about the Raiders’ several departing seniors, who weathered 3-7, 0-10 and 4-6 records before breaking out for this season’s deep playoff run.

“They’re just a wonderful group of guys,” the coach said. “They meant a lot to this community and to one another. They’re like brothers. I really appreciate what all they’ve done for this program.”