Eagles Wrap Up Regular Season as AAC Champs!
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bluefield (VA)
(5-5)
|
0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
|
Reinhardt (GA)
(8-2)
|
35 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
Team Stats
Bluefield (VA)
| Game Statistics | Bluefield (VA) | Reinhardt (GA) |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 327 | 369 |
| Rushing Yards | 23 | 299 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of Poss. | 24:38 | 35:22 |
Waleska, GA - Reinhardt Football left no doubt on who was going to be crowned champions of the AAC today as they put up 70 points on the visiting Rams of Bluefield. The Eagles walk away with the 70-27 win and wait to see where and who they will play next.
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Reinhardt put the game away in the first quarter putting up half of their total points in the quarter. Taylor Jackson had a field day picking out receivers and running the offense that totaled 668 yards. Senior Luis Morris had one of his biggest days as a collegiate football player scoring 3 touchdowns on his final game at Ken White Field. Morris had 8 carries for 44 yards with his three scores.
Jackson was 14-21 for 315 total yards in the air and three touchdowns. Jakari Clark was on the end of one of those touchdowns early in the game but also picked up another touchdown from quarterback Stephin Craig. Craig came in the second half and had a big day as well scoring a touchdown on the ground and throwing the touchdown to Clark.
This was the most offense the Eagles have produced all season and the team seems to be peaking at the right time. The full scoring summary is below.
| 1 | 13:20 | Reinhardt - Luis Morris 4 yd run. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards in 1:30. |
0 - 7 |
| 1 | 11:06 | Reinhardt - Jakari Clark 69 yd pass from Taylor Jackson. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 69 yards in 0:09. |
0 - 14 |
| 1 | 07:35 | Reinhardt - Luis Morris 2 yd run. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards in 2:59. |
0 - 21 |
| 1 | 05:21 | Reinhardt - Tremain Demps 32 yd pass from Taylor Jackson. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards in 1:17. |
0 - 28 |
| 1 | 02:50 | Reinhardt - Navarie Solomon 3 yd run. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards in 2:16. |
0 - 35 |
| 2 | 14:10 | Reinhardt - Gage Stephens 2 yd run. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards in 1:48. |
0 - 42 |
| 2 | 09:25 | Bluefield (VA) - Nate Monroe 14 yd pass from Nathan Herstich. (Riley Stubbs kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards in 0:36. |
7 - 42 |
| 2 | 06:41 | Bluefield (VA) - Nathan Herstich 2 yd run. (Riley Stubbs kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards in 0:44. |
14 - 42 |
| 2 | 03:38 | Reinhardt - Cedric Cullars 18 yd pass from Taylor Jackson. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards in 3:01. |
14 - 49 |
| 3 | 12:01 | Reinhardt - Luis Morris 9 yd run. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards in 2:27. |
14 - 56 |
| 3 | 03:04 | Reinhardt - Stephen Craig 3 yd run. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards in 7:10. |
14 - 63 |
| 3 | 00:48 | Bluefield (VA) - Jewels Gray 12 yd pass from Nathan Herstich. (Riley Stubbs kick failed). Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards in 2:09. |
20 - 63 |
| 4 | 14:35 | Reinhardt - Jakari Clark 37 yd pass from Stephen Craig. (Alex Hardy kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards in 1:01. |
20 - 70 |
| 4 | 06:06 | Bluefield (VA) - Christian Mack 6 yd pass from Nathan Herstich. (Riley Stubbs kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards in 3:27. |
27 - 70 |
Senior kicker, Alex Hardy, hit all of his PATs in the game scoring 10 points for the Eagles.
Jerdavian Colbert and Tyress McKey both had great days rushing for the Eagles and controlled the ground game. They totaled for 164 total yards. McKey rushed for 90 yards on 6 carries and Colbert had 74 on 13 attempts. The Rams defense had no answers for the Eagles running game as the Eagles had 299 total rushing yards in the game.
Clark led the way receiving for the Eagles catching 3 balls for 122 total yards. Tremain Demps was not far behind with 3 catches for 70 yards and a touchdown. Cedric Cullars had the other touchdown reception for the Eagles on an 18-yard pass from Jackson in the second quarter.
Defensively, the Eagles gave up some yards in the game - but most of this was done once the game was way out of reach for the Rams. Reinhardt gave up 350 yards to Bluefield and four scores.
Cameron Brooks, Namari Jenkins, and Gabe Helton all had 4 tackles for the Eagles to lead the defense. Helton had an interception to add to his stats in the fourth quarter. Markell Sutton and several other Eagles were just behind this with 3 tackles total.
Vertez Shorter had the only sack for the Eagles in this game.
Tune in to www.haia.org on Sunday, Nov 12th to see when the NAIA Playoff Bracket is released and where the next stop for the Eagles will be.