Bulldog’s balanced attack leads to 28-7 win over Red Devils
Rustburg HS, Rustburg, VA – Homecoming night at the Devil’s Den turned out to be another Seminole win for LCA. The night started off with Homecoming festivities by crowning the King and Queen. Then it was time for some Seminole District football royalty with the Bulldogs and Red Devils squaring off on the field.
Rustburg kicked off to open the game, and LCA quickly established their running game. RB/S 8 Gideon Davidson carried thel load for Coach Rocco’s Bulldogs early, driving down the field and capping off the first drive with 9-yard run for game’s first score. The Senior sensation, and Clemson commit, followed that up with one more. This time finishing off the LCA drive from a yard out. Davidson finished the night with 13 carries, 101 yards rushing.
| LCA | Rustburg | |
| 1st Downs | 12 | 14 |
| Rushes/Yards | 31/190,3TDs | 29/158 |
| Passing – Yards | 7/9,134,TD | 11/26,99,TD,INT |
| Total Yards | 324 | 257 |
| Penalties -Yards | 7/65 | 4/25 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Score | 28 | 7 |
The challenge with defending Liberty Christian is their balance. In the 2nd quarter LCA struck again but this time through the air. They capped off this drive with a 47-yard touchdown pass from Freshman QB 9 Tyler Jackson (7/9,134,TD) to WR 11 Dalton Nesselrotte (2/63,TD) , for a 21-0 LCA lead at the half.
Offense:
Rushing –
LCA – Gideon Davidson 13/99,2TDs, Justis Belford 10/54,TD, James Deyo 3/18, Jaden Cowart 3/13, Tyler Jackson 1/0, Josephy Pillai 1/(-1) Rustburg – Marshaun Rosser 21/119, Ari Reed 6/25, Jaydon Herndon 1/8, Ashton Dixon 1/6
Passing-
LCA – Tyler Jackson 7/9,134,TD Rustburg – Jaydon Herndon 11/26,TD,INT
Receiving-
LCA – Dalton Nesselrotte 2/63,TD, Austin Trembley 5/71 Rustburg – Alex Dunn 4/86,TD, JaVaughan Andrews 1/13, Ashton Dixon 2/7, Jacob Wingfield 1/4, Aden Staton 1/4, Marshaun Rosser 2/(-15)
Scoring
1st Quarter:
LCA 7-0 Gideon Davidson 9-yard TD run; PAT Sam Meija
LCA 14-0 Gideon Davidson 1-yard TD run; PAT Sam Meija
2nd Quarter:
LCA 21-0 Dalton Nesselrotte 47-yard TD catch from Tyler Jackson; PAT Sam Meija
3rd Quarter:
R 21-7 Alex Dunn 31-yard TD catch from Jaydon Herndon; PAT Brendan Stevens
4th Quarter:
LCA 28-7 Justis Belford 1-yard TD run; PAT Sam Meija
Rustburg had great drives but came up short a couple times leaving them scoreless in the first half. RB/LB 24 Marshaun Rosser led the Red Devil’s on the ground with 21 carries for 121 yards on the night. Rustburg came out strong in the 2nd half, getting on the board with a long pass from QB 8 Jaydon Herndon (11/26,99,TD) to WR/DB 4 Alex Dunn (4/86,TD). The diving catch in the end zone cut the lead to 14.
LCA bounced back in the 4th, though, adding one more score and finishing the night still undefeated. LCA remains atop the Seminole District with a 5-0 mark, while Rustburg drops to 4-2. – Allen Bailey
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| LCA | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Wlm Byrd | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
