Uninspired Tigers blow through Barbour County

The Elba Tigers blew out the Barbour County Jaguars 48-13 Friday night in Elba despite not playing on all cylinders.

“Just good enough,” said Tigers head coach Scott Rials. “We were just flat tonight”.

The Tigers were missing the presence of senior Jordan McBride at nose tackle and junior linebacker Colton Vaughn, both of whom were out due to injury.

The Tiger offense, on the other hand, was business as usual as the Tigers scored on their first three possessions.

On the Tigers’ first drive, they marched 75 yards on 12 plays for a score.

Michael Lindsey connected with Gavin Respress on a 9-touchdown, and with the extra point, the Tigers led 7-0.

The Tigers quickly dismissed the Jaguars and marched 56 yards for their second score of the night.

Carlos Matias took the option from quarterback Linsey for a 4-yard touchdown, and the Tigers led 14-0 with eight minutes to go in the second quarter.

The Jaguars fought back as Robert Langley scored on a 50-yard run to put the score at 14-7 Elba.

Elba quickly scored again as Carlos Matias took it in from 1-yard out.

Elba led 20-7 as the extra point was blocked.

On Elba’s fifth possession, the offense showed its quick strike ability as they scored in five plays taking just 52 seconds.

The drive was capped as senior Dylan McCollough scored his first touchdown of the year on a 4-yard touchdown catch

Gavin Respress' brilliant catch for 52-yard gain fueled the drive, and Elba led 27-7 as the half ended .

The third quarter started just as the Tigers left off as it took just one play to score.

Lindsey put his speed on display and ran 59 yards for a score, and the Tigers led 34-7 .

The Jaguars scored on their next drive of the night, which took up almost five minutes.

Cortez McGray scored on a 1-yard run, and the Tigers led 34-13 as the two-point conversion failed.

The Tigers added two more scores as Lindsey score his second touchdown run of the night from 4 yards out from a different position– tailback in the I-
formation.

Trey Belcher scored on a tough 10-yard run that made the score 48 -13.

Lindsey was 9-of-14 passing for 144 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 113 on 12 carries and two scores.

Matias continued his two-year string of steady performances as he rushed 18 times for 109 yards and scored twice.

Respress had four catches for 77 yards and one score.

The defense was led by Sandarius Reed and Trey Belcher as each had eight tackles

Keenan Phillips had two interceptions and four tackles.

Elba is at home this week as they host the Rebels of G.W. Long.

The game starts at 7 p.m. Friday.

Editor’s note: Find Casey’s blog at “Casey’s Corner,” a part of the “Wise Wiregrass Watch” on www.eprisenow.com.