ELKMONT — Successful coaches are quick to point out that stingy defenses and timely offense is a winning formula and that’s what Colbert County used to stop Elkmont 32-0 Friday.
“It wasn’t a pretty win, because we can play better, but it was a win and we’re thankful for that,” Colbert County Coach Dale Jeffreys said following the win.
Colbert County (2-0) racked up 280 yards of offense, while limiting Elkmont (0-2) to only 127 total yards.
Ryan Carpenter led the Indians with three scores — runs of 44, 5 and 13 yards. He finished with 101 yards on 17 carries.
“We got up 13-0 in the first half and the defense did a good job making that stand up,” Jeffreys said.
“(Elkmont) drove down deep on us a couple of times and we stopped them on downs and had an interception.”
Colbert County scored twice in the fourth quarter on a 10-yard TD pass from Samuel Howard to Colin King and a 60-yard punt return by Tobias Qualls.
Howard went 7 of 12 for 73 yards and a touchdown, while Elkmont signal-caller Bryant Wales was 5 of 11 for 44 yards and an interception.
The Indians (2-0, 1-0 Class 3A, Region 8) avenged a 17-0 loss to Elkmont last year by outgaining the Red Devils 280 yards to 127, including a 207-83 advantage in the ground game.
Sophomore running back/safety Chase Renew led the Red Devils (0-2, 0-1) with 30 yards on nine carries and had a fumble recovery, while junior linebacker Josh Ferrazas had seven tackles for Elkmont, which hasn’t started 0-2 since 2004.
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