Edgewood QB Matt Moore scrambles out of the pocket to avoid a loss in the first quarter against Evangel Christian. Moore threw a pair of touchdown passes and kicked a field goal to lead the Wildcats to their second consecutive victory.
(Photo by Art Parker)

By Art Parker
RRS Correspondent
(August 28, 2010)

ELMORE - It was nothing more than a workout, a scrimmage with a few hard hits and that’s all.

Edgewood Academy (AISA Class AA) drilled region foe Evangel Christian Academy, 59-0, Friday night. The win improved the Wildcats to 2-0 and 1-0 in the region. The win gave Edgewood a combined advantage of 102-7 in its first two games.

But Edgewood coach Bobby Carr said he isn’t clear on where his team stands.

“It was like last week. We came out and got a big lead and it was over quickly. They never attempted a punt all night and we always got the ball in great field position,” Carr explained. “I can’t judge how my offense is doing when they were never really forced to work for what they got.”

 Carr said he is trying to not run up the score on his opponents. He has a limited number of players to substitute. Edgewood started the season with 29 in uniform and they dressed less than that against Evangel Christian.

“I don’t have a big team and that is a concern. I have five junior high players on my varsity roster. The good news for us is everybody we have can play. It’s a compliment to our coaching staff and our feeder program,” Carr said.

The longest and most difficult drive of the night for Edgewood was its opening possession. The Wildcats traveled 82 yards on 10 plays and consumed close to four minutes on the clock. Matt Ford ran the ball from the Evangel 32-yard line to the 15 and then carried the pigskin into the end zone on the next play. A little trickery made it an easy 2-point conversion and the Wildcats were up 8-0.

 A 28 yard Matt Moore field goal and a Rod Boykin run from 6 yards out gave the Wildcats a quick 18-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Ford scored again in the second quarter and Sam Coleman intercepted a pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown.  Edgewood enjoyed a 32-0 lead at the half.

 For a brief moment Evangel Christian looked to make a comeback with a long touchdown run early in the third quarter. But the play was called back for holding and the Lions never growled after that. Moore hit Collier McConnell and Rod Boykin with beautifully executed pass plays to give Edgewood a 46-0 lead at the end of the third period.

 Cam Elliott scored early in the final quarter and Coleman added to the tally with a 55 yard from scrimmage while playing in the back-up QB role.

Next week, the Wildcats travel north to play Flint Hill, which is fielding an 11-man football program for the first time. Carr’s great coaching challenge in 2010 will be preparing the Wildcats for a tough battle when they do face a tough adversary.

“The schedule is going to get real tough in a couple of weeks. We face Morgan Academy and Pickens Academy in back to back weeks. We have work to do because it’s not going to be this easy all season,” Carr said.