By Scott Sasser
Courier Sports

news@thepccourier.com

PICKENS — Facing a 16-0 deficit in the first quarter, the Pickens Blue Flame seemed poised to repeat the failures of last season against the Walhalla Razorbacks on Friday night.

The Blue Flame, however, had other plans, staging a furious comeback and dominating the second half on their way to a 46-30 win — Pickens’ first season-opening victory since 2010.

“That was a good football team with a Division I athlete in the backfield,” Pickens head coach Chad Smith said of the Razorbacks and standout running back Zaire Scotland. “We proved a

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