Rabbs’ ninth grade team tops Bears

The Atlanta freshman football squad moved their district record to 2-1 last Thursday night as they defeated the Gladewater Bears 28-16 at home. After being held out of the endzone on their first drive the Rabbit defense took the field and struck fast. On the first play from scrimmage, Thomas Steward blitzed through the middle and hit the fullback as he took the handoff, forcing a fumble that was recovered in the endzone by Gladewater making it 2-0. 
Atlanta received the ball and Max Ebarb dropped back and hit Treyvon Powell on a 40-yard touchdown pass bringing the score to 8-0. The Rabbit defense pounced quickly again as Marques Banks intercepted a pass to the tight end and ran it all the way to the endzone for a 34-yard touchdown. Kade Wood caught the 2-point conversion pass from Max Ebarb making it 16-0 to end the first quarter. 
During the second quarter the Rabbit defense once again stopped the Bears on four consecutive downs as Connor Samples hit the tailback in the backfield to get the ball back. 
The offense got to work fast as Max Ebarb pitched the option to Jacobi Dickerson who ran 60 yards for another Rabbit touchdown on second down. 
The Bears got as close as 22-16, but a 56-yard TD gallop by Dra Nelson brought the score to 28-16.  
The Rabbit defense took over with three minutes left to play and played with an undeniable fire. 
Big stops by Thomas Steward, Hunter Clark, J.J. Fields and DeGregory King set up fourth down for the Bears. On fourth down, the tailback hit the edge in hopes of scoring but was stopped when John Fields came up with a big hit for the Rabbits to end the game.