Allatoona gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Adairsville Tigers 42-6. The Buccaneers pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.
Ethan Corpus went supernova, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Allatoona proved: they limited Adairsville to a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Jeremiah Coleman for the heroic effort on defense: he. Allatoona didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.3.
Allatoona didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Arnold and Roman Dupree.
Looking ahead, Allatoona will square off against South Paulding at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Adairsville, they will face off against Pepperell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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