Mustangs dodge Rams
The Madison Academy Mustangs overtook the Sylvania High School Rams in a 35-0 victory on the Academy’s home turf.
“We really came out and played a thorough dominant game and that’s something we needed right now,” said Head Coach Eric Cohu after the game, “especially in the heart of the region play. We’ve (defensive line) been wanting to shut out, we’ve been flirting with it all season, last few weeks we finally got it, held them on the goal line, really proud of them.”
The game started off strong with MA’s defensive line holding steady against the Rams, who suffered major upsets in their play attempts in the first quarter.
Jake Hamlett almost made the team’s first touchdown, but was eventually taken down. Soon after, wide receiver Joe Dobson threw to defensive back Kam Jackson, who did achieve Madison’s first victory.
The Rams tried to redeem themselves with two more plays, but didn’t stand a chance against the Mustang defensive.
The tackle that drew one of the loudest gasps was defensive back Ben Seabrook, who aggressively took down one of the opposing team’s players.
Sylvania’s QB Zachary King attempted to run the ball, but was sacked by MA’s Jeff Coe, who later won Homecoming King.
The Rams tried to come back and pull a quick touchdown, but Madison firmly held their turf until the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter started off in Madison’s favor. Dobson got the ball to the 4 –yard line in the hands of wide receiver Casey Pursiful. The plan came full circle when defensive back Marcus Sease made a touchdown, putting the team at 14-0 after the field goal.
Seabrook came back into the spotlight with 8:21 on the clock and scored.
The ball wasn’t in the hands of Sylvania for long—Seabrook stole the ball in an interception, which sent the crowd into a rave. After a timeout called by Madison, the team came back in with a touchdown by wide receiver Chris Clouser, putting the score at 28-0.
The next and last touchdown came in the third quarter. The two battled back in forth until the end, but Sylvania couldn’t keep up.
In the end, the Mustangs had 25 rush attempts; 50 total offensive plays; 53 passing yards; 14.2 passing yards complete; 427 total net yards, with 100 percent conversions in both the third and fourth quarters.
The Mustangs will play Pisgah High at Pisgah, Oct. 8.
