Ferriday — In a hard-fought defensive game between the Adams County Christian junior varsity football team and Delta Charter School, it was the Rebels who were able to edge the Storm 18-8.

“We came out sloppy,” said ACCS junior varsity coach Matthew Freeman. “Thought it was going to be a cakewalk, and we just played sloppy football everywhere. Delta Charter has a good program going.”

Jordan Wells carried the load for ACCS on the ground rushing 21 times for 132 yards and a touchdown.

“He’s a workhorse when he wants to be,” Freeman said. “When he comes to play football, we can count on him to run the ball hard. We just have to make sure he comes ready to play.”

The night was a rough one for Delta Charter, and it took the Storm a while to pick things up. But when they did, they hung in the game with ACCS.

“I thought we competed well,” said Delta Charter coach Josh Loy. “We were outmanned a bit, but we played hard and fought hard. We’ve just got to execute better.”

Delta Charter is a young program, but one that appears to be coming along.

“All in all, it is a process,” Loy said. “We knew it wasn’t going to be perfect this year. It is a building process.”

The Rebel defense put up the first points of the game when Daniel Huff picked up a fumble and returned it 46-yards for a touchdown.

Huff, who has shined for ACCS so far this season, was injured later in the game.

After taking a big hit near the Delta Charter sideline, Huff laid motionless on the field for a while and was reportedly unconscious for around 20 seconds. He was taken in an ambulance to the hospital.

Huff was also reported as having movement in his extremities.

After the delay in play, ACCS would add to the lead in the second half on a 25-yard touchdown run from George Scott.

But the Storm weren’t going to quit down 12-0. After completing a 30-yard pass into Rebel territory, Jerrius Scott rumbled in from 20-yards out, breaking multiple tackles, running over a few defenders, and dragging a few Rebel players into the end zone with him.

However, on the ensuing kickoff, Wells was able to return it deep into Storm territory at the 13 yard line. Two plays later, he scampered in from that same distance for the game clinching touchdown.

Despite the loss, Loy believes this isn’t all negative for his team.

“We can build on it,” he said. “We’re not terribly disappointed. We know we were outmanned to an extent, but we wish we would’ve played better.”

Loy has taken over a Delta Charter program that is without a varsity football team, something he hopes to build in the coming years.