It wasn’t a pleasant end to the football season for the Newton County Academy Generals.
The Generals fell behind early and Carroll used a punishing ground attack to take a 52-0 win and end NCA’s season on Friday night.
NCA ends the season with a 3-8 record.
“We just had so many injuries on both sides of the football,” NCA coach Rob Roberts said. “I’m not taking anything away from Carroll because they are really good. They are going to do the same thing and run right at you, and we couldn’t stop it. We got three seniors on both side of the ball and struggles on the offensive line. If you struggle up front, you aren’t going to be very good.”
The Generals threw an interception on their first series but forced the Rebels to punt. After the Generals punted on their next possession, the Rebels went 51 yards in two plays as Morgan Mims scored on a 30-yard run. The Rebels converted the two-point conversion and Carroll led 8-0.
The Rebels didn’t score again until the second quarter, when they posted 22 points. The first score was a 70-yard pass from Mims to Loften Holley to go up 14-0.
After recording a safety on the next series, the Rebels went 40 yards win seven plays as Mims hit Bryce Collier on a 27-yard touchdown pass. Holley ran in the two-point conversion and Carroll led 24-0.
The Rebels then recovered the ensuing kick and went 29 yards in three plays as Brennan Blaylock hit Mims on a short pass that he turned into a 28-yard touchdown reception for a 30-0 lead at the half.
“We couldn’t stop the run, and we struggled throwing the ball on offense,” Roberts said. “It was wet, and we had some interceptions and didn’t catch the ball when we had a chance to. They are very physical and have a really good team. It just wasn’t our night.”
Carroll got the clock running to open the second half when Christian McCluskey returned an attempted onside kick 50 yards for a touchdown. The try for two failed and Carroll led 36-0.
Carroll added two more second half scores as freshman Mathis Beck scored on a 2-yard run and freshman Noah Beck scored on a 43-yard run for the final margin of 52-0.
The Generals struggled on offense with three interceptions. The Generals had 21 yards rushing on 17 carries and no passing yards.
Colby Hollingsworth and Kemp Alderman each had 12 tackles apiece while Jordan Mason added seven tackles. Lee Hollingsworth had six tackles while Hayze West and Trey Terrell each had five tackles apiece. Zach Evans had four tackles and a fumble recovery.
