Tigers control line of scrimmage in win over Cass
The Adairsville Tigers controlled the line of scrimmage for much of Friday night’s skirmish with visiting Cass and the result was a 29-12 win over the Colonels.
Cass took the opening kickoff and drove for a 6-0 lead when Mac Nelson scored on a 22-yard touchdown run with 9:17 to go in the opening period. The Colonels missed the PAT kick.
On the ensuing possession, Adairsville took the lead with a 65-yard drive that was capped by Ethan Blome’s 55-yard scoring run. Cooper Souders converted the Tigers’ PAT kick to put Adairsville up 7-6 with 7:36 remaining in the first quarter.
After both teams scored on their initial possessions, the first half turned into a stalemate.
Adairsville missed a 28-yard field goal attempt late in the second quarter sending the teams to the locker room with no further scoring.
Cass regained the lead with 4:24 left in the third quarter. Mac Nelson had a 50-yard run in the drive and Jacob McWhorter completed a 13-yard pass to Devin Henderson to help the Colonels reach the three yard line. Nelson punched in a run on the next play to give Cass a 12-7 lead. The Colonels’ two-point conversion pass attempt failed.
The Tigers followed with a 61-yard drive to take the lead for good.
Several chunk runs by Blome moved the Tigers steadily down the field. Chris Roper added a 15 yard run of his own and finished off the drive with a 4-yard plunge. A two point conversion pass from Roper to Jamarian Pullum gave Adairsville a 15-12 lead with 0:20 left in the third period.
Cass drove deep into Adairsville territory early in the fourth quarter but missed a 29-yard field goal attempt.
Two minutes later, Blome struck again with a 63-yard touchdown run. Souders’ kick had Adairsville on top, 22-12.
The Tigers closed out the game by immediately stopping the next Cass possession.
McWhorter’s pass was picked off by Tre Winters and returned to the Colonels’ 19-yard line. A few plays later, Blome scored on a 1-yard run with 3:54 remaining and the Tigers had a 29-12 victory.
Adairsville (2-1) travels to Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe next Friday night to open play in Region 6-AAA.
Cass (1-3) has a bye week before traveling to M.L. King in Atlanta on September 23.
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