McAdams came up empty on two fourth quarter scoring opportunities, resulting in a 12-8 loss to West Lowndes last Friday night.
“It was a great game,” said McAdams coach Kenneth Nelson, “Both teams moved the ball pretty well. They moved the ball in the air. We moved the ball more on the ground.”
Trailing 12-8, McAdams moved inside the West Lowndes 10 in the fourth quarter. The threat ended on a fourth down interception.
The Bulldogs had another chance after gaining possession with a minute and a half left. McAdams moved into the Red Zone before time ran out. “We ran out of timeouts because I had to use them on defense,” Nelson said.
West Lowndes took a 12-0 led on touchdowns in the second and third quarter, both coming on passes from Melvin Crawford to Jherquaveus Sanders. McAdams cut into the deficit on a third quarter TD run by Tromone Bailey and a two-point conversion run by Johntavis Rimmer.
The Bulldogs totaled 303 yards — 267 on the ground — led by Bailey and Rimmer, both juniors.
Bailey carried 17 times for 138 yards. Rimmer had seven carries for 45 yards and completed six passes for 36 yards. Jalen Perteet was the leading receiver with three for 26 yards.
Deon Wilkins led the defense with two interceptions. Percy Lewis had 11 tackles with one sack, Lewis Latiker 10 tackles and a sack and Li’Karius Ward seven tackles with two sacks. Lewis and Latiker both recovered a fumble.
The Bulldogs are 0-2 and West Lowndes 2-0.
McAdams will be off this week before beginning Region 3-1A play with a home game against Ethel on Sept. 13. Ethel is 0-2 with losses to West Lowndes 34-6 and Central Holmes Christian 42-7. The Tigers play Hamilton Friday. McAdams defeated Ethel 30-0 last year,
Nelson said the Bulldogs will work on conditioning during the off week. “We are not going to focus on another team. We're going to work on what we need to do.”
