Ashland kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They were dealt a 58-13 defeat at the hands of the South Barber Chieftains. The Blue Jays haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Austin Swonger was nothing short of spectacular for South Barber: he threw for 268 yards and six TDs while completing 87.5% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Swonger a new career-high in passer rating (166.7). Steele Smith helped Swonger out on the ground, picking up 78 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
South Barber's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Ashland will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Satanta at 7:00 p.m. on October 24. As for South Barber, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Moscow on Friday.
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