Junior Justin Potts had another monster night, piling up 257 yards and 4 touchdowns on 18 carries. His big night propelled him well into the MSFC rushing and scoring lead for the season. Potts now has 717 yards and 9 touchdowns on the season. 8th grader Dominique Bell added two catches for 55 yards and 1 touchdown. Junior Cody Guynn added another touchdown, his fourth on the season. Defensively, Caleb Ingram racked up 14 tackles and 2 sacks for the game.

        Junior Justin Potts keyed the powerful Knights' rushing attack, piling up 210 yards and 2 touchdowns. Potts leads the conference in touchdowns and is second in rushing yards to teammate Cody Guynn, who added 82 yards of his own against Pickett County. LCA totaled 320 yards on the ground in Friday's victory. Defensively, sophomore Gabe Brewer starred for the Knights with 2 interceptions and 6 tackles.

        The Knights fumbled the opening kickoff, a sign of things to come in a nightmare first quarter that ended with FACS holding a 40-0 lead. At the half, Lancaster trailed 54-0 with four touchdowns coming off Knights' turnovers. In the second half of play, LCA came to life and held FACS to 0 yards of total offense while outscoring the Crusaders 12-0. Senior Matt Rofrano, seeing his first action after coming off an ankle injury, carried the ball 7 times for 48 yards and a touchdown. Cody Guynn added 47 yards, while Justin Potts scored a touchdown as time expired.

        The ground game was effective early and often, as the Knights racked up 379 rushing yards on the night and jumped out to quick 28-0 lead. Junior Cody Guynn carried the ball 17 times, picking up an impressive 202 yards and 2 touchdowns. Junior Justin Potts added 96 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Tyler Reeves and Michael Carlson also found the endzone for LCA. Lancaster threw just one pass on the night, a 24 yard scoring strike from Gabe Brewer to Caleb Ingram.

        On the defensive side of the ball, LCA capitalized on MJCA mistakes and picked off three passes and recovered a fumble. Stephen Dye, Dominique Bell, and Reeves all picked up interceptions for LCA. Ingram led the defense with 2 sacks and 7 tackles. The Knights will travel to First Assembly Christian School this Friday as they try to improve their record to 2-0 on the season.

        "I knew you could do it," head Coach Ray Greene told his players after the game. "You've proven to yourselves that you are a good football team and you're only going to get better next fall."

        The Knights defense stifled Scottsboro from the opening kick, holding them to less than 50 yards of total offense. Freshman Alex Warnatzch recovered a fumble and recorded a sack, while 8th grader Nathan Peterson sealed the victory with a late interception. Sophomore Caleb Ingram led the team in tackles on the night.

        On the offensive side of the ball, LCA pounded SCA on the ground, running the ball the majority of the night. With a steady rain falling all night, the Knights took advantage of the conditions and held the ball and ran the clock for much of the game. Freshman Tyler Reeves led the Knights in rushing, and Warnatzch and 8th grader Patrick Anders added touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Gabe Brewer put an exclamation point on the game with a 45 yard touchdown pass to Ingram to make the score 20-0.

"We are really excited to see this program ready to take the field," commented athletic director Derek Chirch. "Football has been in the planning stages for two years and it is great to see it coming to fruition at LCA."

The scrimmage with Scottsboro Christian will take place at Veteran's Park in LaVergne and will begin at 7:00. Several activities including a pep rally and tailgating are also planned for that afternoon. Tickets will be on sale next week and are $6.00. The football team will also be selling Inaugural Game t-shirts for $15.00 that will also serve as an admission ticket to the game.