Of all the eye-catching numbers Tyner Academy’s football team has put up this season, the most impressive is the smallest.
For the fifth time in eight games, a brightly lit zero flashed on the opponents’ side of the scoreboard after the Rams took apart a solid Meigs County team 26-0 Friday night to secure the Region 3-2A championship.
“Oh my gosh, our defense!” gushed Rams senior quarterback Josh Jackson, who was once again spectacular in completing 19 of 26 attempts for 210 yards and four touchdowns. “Our starters have only given up one touchdown all season, so how can you not love what those boys are doing?
“They make our job a lot easier because we know any points we score, that’s going to put us in good shape to win.”
In its first game since taking over as the state’s top-ranked 2A team, Tyner (8-0, 4-0) scored on three of its four first-half possessions while building a commanding 19-0 lead by halftime.