ACKERMAN —
The Ackerman Indians defeated the Winona Tigers Friday night in a close contest, 19-16. The Tigers got on the board first after recording a safety in the first quarter.
Ackerman then scored two touchdowns in the second quarter missing the conversion on one to take a 13-8 lead into the half after Winona tacked on a second quarter score of their own, conversion failed.
The Indians scored a touchdown in the third quarter to increase their lead to 19-8.
The Tigers held the Indians scoreless in the fourth quarter as they mounted a comeback attempt by scoring a touchdown, conversion failed, to pull within three points, 19-13. The Indian defense stood tall and hung on for the close win.
The offensive leaders for the Indians were Cody Harris with 12 rushes for 113 yards, quarterback Dakota Brasher with 20 rushes for 74 yards and K’Tre Brown with 42 yards on 13 carries.
Brasher was 6-14 for 73 yards with a touchdown and an interception through the air. Lenny Taylor had three receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown and K’Tre Brown had one reception for 14 yards.
Leading the Indians defensively were Alex Foust and Taboris Lee with six tackles and Jamarcus Bradley and Quincy Cole with five tackles each.
Bradley and Taylor each had an interception for the Indians while helping to hold the Tigers to 257 total offensive yards, 230 of that was on the ground.
Ackerman tallied 305 yards of total offense with 232 coming on the ground on 46 rushes. The Indians will host French Camp Friday night in a 7:30 p.m. contest.
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