A.C. Reynolds won the last time they faced Shelby, and things went their way on Saturday too. The A.C. Reynolds Rockets breezed by the Shelby Golden Lions on the road to the tune of 51-21.
Ely Hamrick went supernova for A.C. Reynolds, throwing for 286 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 66 yards on only eight carries. Hamrick got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible53 yards. Another player making a difference was Max Guest, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, A.C. Reynolds was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 455 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelby only gained 224.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for A.C. Reynolds, adding 15 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Rossi Santelia: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 6-for-6 kicking extra points for an additional six.
Although Shelby took the loss, they still got scores from Khalil Foster, Lan Farmer, and Tyler Morgan.
The victory got A.C. Reynolds back to even at 1-1. As for Shelby, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
A.C. Reynolds will challenge East Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Shelby, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on Crest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Shelby focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday.
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