MS Football: Madras remains unbeaten with win over Smokey Rd.
From Staff Reports
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The Madras Eagles are soaring alone — and unbeaten — atop the Coweta County Middle School Athletic League football standings after earning their third straight victory to open the 2012 season.
On Tuesday, a late touchdown by Ton Adams lifted the Eagles to a 42-38 win over defending CCMSAL champion Smokey Road after trailing by two scores early.
Four teams, including Smokey Road, are now tied for third place at 1-2 overall.
At home, Madras fell behind 12-0 after one quarter and continued to trail until early in the fourth quarter when Dexter Hills hauled in a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Terrence Carter to take a 36-32 Eagle lead.
Smokey Road’s Keonte Anderson’s 2-yard touchdown regained a slim 38-36 advantage for the Wildcats.
But Madras struck one more time for the eventual game-winner when Adams rumbled in from 12-yards for the last of his two touchdowns as the Eagles improved to 3-0 after back-to-back win over last year’s CCMSAL finalists, Smokey Road and Lee.
Dexter Hill’s 70-yard touchdown catch and run on a pass from Carter to open the second quarter finally got Madras’ offense rolling, with the Eagles scoring twice in each of the last three quarters.
Carter threw for two scores and also added a pair of two-point runs, including one on Evans’ final touchdown.
Smokey Road, though, maintained a comfortable 24-14 halftime lead before things started to unravel beginning with C.J. Renders’ 80-yard kickoff return to begin the second half.
Ironically, Smokey Road’s Keonte Anderson ran back the opening kickoff 84-yards to swing momentum in the Wildcats favor in the first quarter and Michael Petty hauled in a 68-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Bryant to get Smokey Road’s offense started for a 12-0 lead.
The Wildcats maintained a two-possession lead in the second quarter by adding touchdowns on a 25-yard pass from Bryant to Kentez Henderson and a 7-yard run by A.J. Robinson — the first of his pair of rushing scores on the day — to help offset Evans’ first touchdown of the game, a 70-yard run.
Renders’ return, however, sparked Madras in the second half and special teams units came up with another score before the end of the third quarter to pull back within two-points. Bennett Rowan blocked a Smokey Road punt and the ball was scooped up by teammate Jackson Sims for a 30-yard touchdown return to pull within a 32-30 deficit.
Hills’ touchdown catch finally gave Madras its first lead of the game in the fourth quarter.
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Madras travels to Arnall next week, while Smokey Road plays at Evans.
Madras Eagles 42, Smokey Road Wildcats 38
Smokey Road 12 12 8 6 — 38
Madras 0 14 14 14 – 42
1st Quarter
SR—Keonte Anderson 84-yard kickoff (kick failed)
SR—Michael Petty 68-yard pass reception from Jacob Bryant (run failed)
2nd Quarter
Madras—Dexter Hills 70 -yard pass reception from Terrance Carter (Evans run)
SR—Kentez Henderson 25-touchdown pass from Bryant (run failed)
Madras—Ton Evans 70-run (run failed)
SR—A.J. Robinson 7-run (run failed)
3rd Quarter
Madras—C.J. Renders 80-yard kickoff return (Carter run)
SR—A.J. Robinson 5-yard run (Bryant run)
Madras—Jackson Sims 30-yard return on blocked punt by Bennett Rowan (run failed)
4th Quarter
Madras—Hills 12-yard pass from Carter (run failed)
SR—Keonte Anderson 2-run (run failed)
Madras—Ton Evans 12-run (Carter run)
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East Coweta Indians 26, Evans Cougars 8
The host East Coweta Indians built an 18-0 lead behind the legs of Jeremiah Gemmel, who had touchdown runs of 35, 17 and 26 yards to open the game.
Gemmel’s first two scores gave East Coweta a 12-0 lead at halftime while improving to 2-1 in the CCMSAL standings, one game behind Madras.
Evans finally got on the scoreboard on Eric Russell’s 24-yard run late in the third quarter. Josh Thomas added the two-point conversion.
The Indians rounded out the scoring with Brandon Frost’s 23-yard run in the fourth quarter and Logan Dockery ran in the ensuing conversion.
East Coweta hosts 1-2 Lee next week while Evans travels to Smokey Road in a game between two more teams that are 1-2.
East Coweta Indians 26, Evans Cougars 8
Evans 0 0 8 0 — 8
East Coweta 6 6 6 8 — 26
1st Quarter
EC—Jeremiah Gemmel 35-run (run failed)
2nd Quarter
EC— Gemmel 17-run (run failed)
3rd Quarter
EC—Gemmel 26-run (kick failed)
Evans—Eric Russell 24-run (Josh Thomas run)
4th Quarter
EC—Brandon Frost 23-run (Logan Dockery run)
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Arnall Knights 24, Lee Timberwolves 8
The Arnall Knights picked up an elusive victory in a big way by knocking off Lee on its home field in a comeback win.
Trailing 8-6 at halftime, Arnall took a lead for good on Milan Grice’s 29-yard touchdown, the first of his pair on Wednesday.
The Knights finished off the victory with a pair of big plays for scores to put the Timberwolves away.
Kyle Carter’s 80-yard pass from Wes Mortimer started Arnall’s fourth-quarter fireworks before Grice capped it with a 60-yard scamper.
Both Carter and Grice sparked the Knights’ offense throughout the game. Carter also caught a 35-yard pass from Mortimer to start the scoring in the first quarter.
Arnall hosts unbeaten Madras next week. Lee is at East Coweta.
Arnall Knights 24, Lee Timberwolves 8
Arnall 6 0 6 12 — 24
Lee 0 8 0 0 — 8
1st Quarter
Arnall—Kyle Carter 35 pass from Wes Mortimer (kick failed)
2nd Quarter
Lee—Carlos Ford 8-run (kick failed)
3rd Quarter
Arnall—Milan Grace 29-run (kicked failed)
4th Quarter
Arnall—80-ass from Mortimer (run failed)
Arnall—Milan Grice 60-run (run failed)
