Southern Sports & Travel, By Darron Thomas
The Leake Rebels erased last season’s last minute loss to Marshall in round one of the playoffs and pounded the Patriots 30-0 last night in Madden to advance to the second round of the playoffs where they will face Winston. The Leake offense piled up 409 yards while a stifling defense held Marshall to 91 total yards on the night.
Leake hit pay-dirt on their second possession when Ethan Bobo capped of a 54 yard, 4 play drive with a 1 yard plunge with 2:44 remaining in the opening quarter.
(Above) Leake quarterback Grant Wilson (#13) turns the corner for a 20 yard touchdown run in the opening quarter
The Rebels quickly regained possession as defensive tackle Hank Coleman recovered a Patriot fumble at the Marshall 24 yard line.
Leake cashed in two plays later when quarterback Grant Wilson sprinted 20 yards for a touchdown. Dylan Alford’s PAT increased the Rebel lead to 14-0 with 1:08 left in the first quarter.
Marshall was in a giving mood as the Patriots turned the ball over again. A mishandled snap on 1st down was recovered by Leake defensive end Cain Prestage at the Patriot 5 yard line to end the first quarter.
Leake made the most of Marshall miscues as the Rebels pushed their advantage to 20-0 on a Brad Hunter 3 yard run just 4 seconds into the 2nd quarter.
(Above) Leake headed into the final quarter in control with a 30-0 lead
After forcing Marshall’s offense into a quick three and out Leake turned the football over as Hank Owens recovered a fumbled snap at the Rebel 41 yard line.
Marshall failed to capitalize on the turnover. The Patriots stalled on a 4th and 8 at the Leake 28 yard line.
Leake finished the half with a 10 play drive that chewed up over four minutes and was capped off with Dylan Alford’s 23 yard field goal with 1:32 remaining to give the Rebels a 23-0 lead heading into the locker room.
The Leake defense dominated the 3rd quarter holding Marshall to 6 yards and no 1st downs. Brad Hunter’s interception with 3:53 left in the 3rd quarter would lead to Tanner Winstead’s 5 yard run five plays later to push the Rebel lead to 30-0.
Marshall’s only scoring threat came following a Leake fumble at the Rebel’s own 18 yard line to start the 4th quarter. Marshall pounded the football down to the Leake 5 yard line but the Leake defense stopped tailback Kevin Fitzpatrick two inches short on a 4th and goal.
(Above) Marshall tailback Kevin Fitzpatrick (#4) gets swarmed by Leake defenders
Leake improved to 9-2 and will travel to Louisville Friday night to take on District 2AA champion Winston who defeated Indianola last night 32-7.
Leake and Winston met in week one in Madden with the Rebels coming away with a 55-19 win.
Marshall ends their season at 8-3.
Brad Hunter led Leake with 112 yards on 9 carries and a touchdown, Joshua Mascagni picked up 91 yards on 13 carries and Brad Wilson had 84 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown.
Post Game with Leake head coach Brian Pickens
The Leake Rebels erased last season’s last minute loss to Marshall in round one of the playoffs and pounded the Patriots 30-0 last night in Madden to advance to the second round of the playoffs where they will face Winston. The Leake offense piled up 409 yards while a stifling defense held Marshall to 91 total yards on the night.
Leake hit pay-dirt on their second possession when Ethan Bobo capped of a 54 yard, 4 play drive with a 1 yard plunge with 2:44 remaining in the opening quarter.
(Above) Leake quarterback Grant Wilson (#13) turns the corner for a 20 yard touchdown run in the opening quarterThe Rebels quickly regained possession as defensive tackle Hank Coleman recovered a Patriot fumble at the Marshall 24 yard line.
Leake cashed in two plays later when quarterback Grant Wilson sprinted 20 yards for a touchdown. Dylan Alford’s PAT increased the Rebel lead to 14-0 with 1:08 left in the first quarter.
Marshall was in a giving mood as the Patriots turned the ball over again. A mishandled snap on 1st down was recovered by Leake defensive end Cain Prestage at the Patriot 5 yard line to end the first quarter.
Leake made the most of Marshall miscues as the Rebels pushed their advantage to 20-0 on a Brad Hunter 3 yard run just 4 seconds into the 2nd quarter.
(Above) Leake headed into the final quarter in control with a 30-0 leadAfter forcing Marshall’s offense into a quick three and out Leake turned the football over as Hank Owens recovered a fumbled snap at the Rebel 41 yard line.
Marshall failed to capitalize on the turnover. The Patriots stalled on a 4th and 8 at the Leake 28 yard line.
Leake finished the half with a 10 play drive that chewed up over four minutes and was capped off with Dylan Alford’s 23 yard field goal with 1:32 remaining to give the Rebels a 23-0 lead heading into the locker room.
The Leake defense dominated the 3rd quarter holding Marshall to 6 yards and no 1st downs. Brad Hunter’s interception with 3:53 left in the 3rd quarter would lead to Tanner Winstead’s 5 yard run five plays later to push the Rebel lead to 30-0.
Marshall’s only scoring threat came following a Leake fumble at the Rebel’s own 18 yard line to start the 4th quarter. Marshall pounded the football down to the Leake 5 yard line but the Leake defense stopped tailback Kevin Fitzpatrick two inches short on a 4th and goal.
(Above) Marshall tailback Kevin Fitzpatrick (#4) gets swarmed by Leake defendersLeake improved to 9-2 and will travel to Louisville Friday night to take on District 2AA champion Winston who defeated Indianola last night 32-7.
Leake and Winston met in week one in Madden with the Rebels coming away with a 55-19 win.
Marshall ends their season at 8-3.
Brad Hunter led Leake with 112 yards on 9 carries and a touchdown, Joshua Mascagni picked up 91 yards on 13 carries and Brad Wilson had 84 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown.
Post Game with Leake head coach Brian Pickens
