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North Side beats city rival South Side, 34-6
September 13, 2013 - It took North Side’s defense a few back Marcus Maxwell had a pair of touchdown runs. plays to get used to defending South Side’s read-option offense before the Indians pulled away in the second “I was just trying to do what I could when Coach Vowhalf Friday for a 34-6 win. ell called my number,” said Maxwell, who finished with 133 rushing yards on 11 carries with the two scores. “It’s hard to duplicate the kind of speed South Side’s “The line and receivers did a good job blocking for me quarterback has because he’s a great player that can go downfield and opening up holes to run through.” when he gets going,” said North Side (3-1) head coach Tab Vowell. “The ones we had as him on scout team this Love has been the guy leading North Side’s spread verweek were [North Side assistant coaches] Kevin Mead- sion of the option, and it worked a little better as the ows and Jim Glover. Indians totaled 132 yards on the ground including a loss of 25 yards on a high punt snap. He said it was im“They don’t quite have the speed he has.” portant for the team to come out and have a good game against their cross-town rivals after losing on the road Kadrian Edwards, the player who Meadows and Glover last week at Covington. were unable to duplicate and finished with 64 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, made a few plays early on “We didn’t play our best last week,” Love said. “But we for the Hawks (1-3), but North Side soon figured out got a win tonight, and now we play at home for three how to contain him after the home team went up 6-0 weeks in a row.” early in the first quarter. South Side coach Jason Driggers said he felt his team is “We felt like we had to contain their speed by sealing improving, but cutting out mistakes is essential if the off the edges,” said North Side senior linebacker Don- Hawks are to begin to win consistently. terio McIntosh. “So that’s what we were trying to do all night.” “Kind of like Tennessee, we’re having to build this brick by brick, and it’s not an overnight thing,” Driggers said. McIntosh did his part on the defensive side as he re- “These guys will see success if they continue to work corded a fumble recovery and a sack in the first half and hard like they have so far. was in the backfield and in on a number of tackles as the Indians began to build momentum and a lead. “We’ve got a big game this week we can’t afford to make mistakes in if we want to win.” The Indians’ linebacking corps was in position frequently to keep Edwards from pitching it to another back and Written by forcing him to take a hit before he gained any significant Brandon Shields yardage on most plays. For more sports news, visit jacksonsun.com. The Hawks then began to turn to fullback Andrew Hill in the second and third quarters reading the midline and carrying the ball up the middle, but the Hawks had a hard time moving the ball then, too. North Side’s offense didn’t have a drive that lasted more than four plays until the final drive in the fourth quarter, but the Indians took advantage of short fields and the occasional big play. Quarterback Martavious Love recorded a touchdown run and pass. Jarvis Bryant was the Indian who caught the touchdown pass, and he ran for another. Running

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