CHULA — Brookwood’s new-found momentum came back just in time Friday night.

The Warriors, down 14 points at halftime, won their GISA Region AAA-3 opener against Tiftarea 29-22 in a wild finish. 

With the win, the third straight for the Warriors, Brookwood improved to 3-6 on the season. 

TJ Thomas took a screen pass from Rodge Waldrop for the go-ahead score, and intercepted the Panthers’ last-ditch pass with 10 seconds left. 

Tiftarea led 14-0 at halftime before Thomas got the Warriors on the board.

Waldrop’s touchdown pass to Destin Moore tied the game at 14-14. 

Waldrop connected with Kaden Giles to put Brookwood in front 21-14 with just over 3 minutes to play.

But Tiftarea answered right back and a two-point conversion gave the Panthers a 22-21 lead. 

Thomas’ final TD was the third score in barely a minute and put Brookwood back in front. Waldrop connected with Grant Gaston for the two-point conversion.