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DRESDEN (October 11) — McKenzie made the short trip to Dresden Friday night and put together a dominating performance defeating the Lions 42-7 despite very wet field conditions.
Dresden won the toss and elected to take the ball first. Penalties and lost yardage left the Lions no choice but to punt to the Rebels. The punt was short and left McKenzie with good field position in Dresden territory. Six plays later, The Rebels were on the board on a two-yard touchdown run by Micah Austin. The extra point was good for a 7-0 McKenzie lead with 6:52 left in the first quarter.
Dresden settled down on their second possession and moved the ball into McKenzie territory but a Marquez Taylor interception ended the drive on Dresden’s first pass attempt.
On the next play, Taylor took a screen pass 65 yards for a touchdown with the extra point good for a 14-0 lead just before the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter opened with Dresden in control of the ball but the drive ended the same way the other one did with a McKenzie interception. The Rebels ended up punting after an offensive pass interference call stalled their drive.
Dresden went three and out on their next possession. McKenzie went to their short passing game and quickly moved downfield with the clock heading towards halftime. Evan Jarrett hit Marquez Taylor for a 35-yard touchdown with the extra point good for a 21-0 lead with 37 seconds left in the half.
The Lions got on the board one play later after the kickoff when Divers Lockhart threw a halfback pass to Nolan Johnson for a touchdown. The extra point was good for a 21-7 score.