ELKMONT— Sean Holt didn’t have to search long to pinpoint what plagued his Elkmont team for four quarters Friday night — a physical Rogers group.
Just when it looked as though the Red Devils had a chance at gaining any momentum, a stingy Pirates defense put a stop to it en route to their 29-0 shutout.
“They were very physical with us and we didn’t step it up,” first year Elkmont coach Sean Holt said. “They brought it to us, that’s all there is to it.”
Rogers struck early with 5:40 remaining in the first on a 33-yard pass from quarterback Tyler Grigsby to Cody Stephens for the 6-0 lead. The extra point was blocked.
Another Pirate touchdown came midway through the second quarter as Grigsby connected with Alex Woodard in the endzone for the 5-yard score. Grigsby found Hank Thigpen on the two-point conversion to go up 14-0.
Rogers continued to roll in the second half, as they recovered their own onside kick on the Elkmont 45 yard line to begin the third quarter. Eight plays later, facing fourth and three, Grigsby hit Woodard again with a 3-yard pass.
In the fourth, Woodard intercepted a Hayden Huseth pass at Rogers own 23 and returned it 30 yards. Nine players later, the Pirates were in the endzone on 6-yard run by Woodard for the 27-0 lead. The extra point was no good.
Elkmont had one last chance for a scoring opportunity late in the game with 3:31 remaining but was unable to capitalize, as Huseth fumbled in the Red Devils own endzone for the safety.
Elkmont drops to 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in Class 3A, Region 8 play. They travel to Lauderdale County Friday.
SOURCE: ATHENS NEWS COURIER
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