#1 Jets remain unbeaten with seven first-half TDs

DANE FUELLING

WZBD.com

Adams Central scored seven touchdowns in the first half against Southern Wells and saw out the second half with efficiency and speed to stay healthy for their ACAC-championship showdown with Bluffton in Week 8, beating the Raiders on the road, 48-7.

*The Jets did plenty of kicking off in the first half Friday, scoring seven touchdowns in the first half. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)*

The Jets racked up 379 yards on the ground and converted 6 of 8 third downs to dominate their long-time football rivals.

Using the game against the smallest school in the conference as an opportunity to avoid heavy workloads and avoid injuries, the Adams Central coaching staff never called a player’s number more than seven times, handing the ball off to ten different players.

*Jamison Roach runs pat the Southern Wells defense, taking advantage of a block downfield by Braylend Reber, to score a touchdown in the first half against the Raiders. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)*

Both quarterback Jami Roach and running back Max Nussbaum got seven carries, with Roach leading all players with 134 yards and three touchdowns.

Braylend Reber had an 88-yard touchdown run and picked up 44 more yards on two other touches for another impactful night.

The Jets needed to complete just three passes to keep the Raiders honest, and two of them from Roach went for TDs – one to Reece Hammond and the other to Joey Everett.

*The #1 Adams Central Flying Jets celebrate one of their seven touchdowns in the first half at Southern Wells in Week 7. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)*

Trey Slusher picked up much of his yardage once the running clock came into play for Southern Wells. He finished 15 of 24 for 174 yards and the final score of the game to keep the Raiders from being shut out.

The Jets had eight tackles for loss as a team, with Xander Schwartz leading the way with six tackles overall.

The #1 team in 2A moved to 7-0 and they’ll take on fellow undefeated Bluffton, ranked #7 in 2A. One interesting storyline could be how both teams honor the regular season meeting for the conference title, with full knowledge that most prognosticators predict that the neighboring schools will meet again at some point in the sectional.