To keep its undefeated season alive, the Class 6 No. 1 ranked Jackson football team (8-0) picked up a 49-21 win over Class 4 unranked Hannibal (3-5) last Friday night on the road.
Coming up big on both sides of the ball for the Indians was senior Blayne Reagan, who scored twice and also came up with a turnover.
Offensively, Reagan came up with two lengthy touchdown catches for a total of 123 yards for his only two receptions of the game. Blayne also had Jackson’s only interception on top of his seven tackles.
As for first-year starting quarterback junior Tyler Fischer, he ended up throwing his first interception of the season in the contest.
However, Fischer finished the outing with 313 yards and four touchdowns through the air while completing 65% of his throws.
Outside of Reagan, Fischer also hooked up with wide receivers senior Jory Thoma and sophomore Dantwan Johnson for scores.
Thoma finished with 73 receiving yards while fellow senior receiver Evan Turley had 87 of his own.
As for Jackson’s run game, senior running back Jaylon Hampton scored two touchdowns and finished with 96 rushing yards on 16 attempts.
Looking at Jackson’s defense outside of Reagan’s pick, the Indians sacked Hannibal’s quarterback a total of five times.
Senior inside linebacker Joah Moore, who had a team-high 17 tackles, came up with a sack, as did fellow inside backer junior Grant Alspaugh on top of his 12 stops.
Having another big outing in Jackson’s front seven was senior defensive tackle Cameron Caldwell as he had 10 tackles and a sack.
Fellow senior defensive lineman Ayden Jones also had a sack, while junior outside linebacker Gage Parker also sacked the quarterback.
The Indians will now host Class 5 No. 4 Cardinal Ritter (4-4) this Friday at The Pit. The Lions are coming off a 30-20 win over Class 6 No. 2 Christian Brothers College (4-4).
