Friday, August 30, 2024

Atlantic Blasts Jonesboro

     The Atlantic Eagles pounded the Jonesboro Cardinals 53-13 at Atlantic Stadium in Delray Beach on Friday night. Jonesboro made the trip in from Georgia. 
     Atlantic(2-0) got out to a 6-0 advantage at the 8:58 mark of the first quarter. They scored when quarterback Lincoln Graf sneaked the ball up the middle from one yard. 
     Jonesboro(0-2) would take their only lead of the contest 7-6 with 5:18 to go in the opening quarter. Quarterback Jamon Jones tossed a screen pass to the right side and wide receiver Christian Smith raced in from 34 yards away. 
     The Eagles reclaimed the lead 13-7 with 1:21 remaining in the first. Running back Dylan Elie rushed thought the left side of the line on a 24-yard touchdown run. 
     In the second quarter, Atlantic expanded it to 20-7 in the first minute. Graf fired a 21-yard touchdown pass to Jones on the right hash marks. 
     The Cardinals closed it to 20-13 at 9:57 of the second. Wide receiver Jayden Howard caught a 20-yard pass in the middle of the field from Jones. 
     It would become 28-13 for the Eagles with 4:35 left in the quarter. Graf found wide receiver Teddy Hoffmann in the back of the end zone on a four-yard touchdown pass. 
     Atlantic scored once more before the end of the first half with 1:50 to go in the second. Graf threw a swing pass to the left side and Hoffmann sprinted down the left hash marks from 36 yards out for a 34-13 lead.
     In the second half, the Eagles made it 40-13 with 4:23 left in the third quarter. Running back Deandre Desinor went around the left end from two yards away.  Defensive back Shamar Scruggs intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown with no time remaining in the third for a 34-point margin. 

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