David King isn’t in a ‘90s cover band, but he likes to stick to the classics.

At least that’s how the Adams County Christian School head coach prefers to run his offense. As ACCS has slowly learned more and more what kind of team it is this season, offensively, King has found success running the classic Notre Dame box offense in the red zone.

The offense relies on the talents of a bevy of talented playmakers, including Dykevis Ford, Julian Wilson, George Scott III and Cade Wells.

The offense usually features four backs and two tight ends. The quarterback is commonly under center, and the H-back — lined up off the line of scrimmage — goes into motion before the snap, either to sell a play fake or take the ball himself.

“I got out of the playbook 10 years ago because it was thicker than Gone With the Wind,” King said. “I’m kind of an out-of-the- box football coach. We developed a way to build our playbook by simply being decent at every little thing we do.”

The hard-nosed, pound-the-rock Rebel offense mixes in dynamic playmakers with ole’ fashioned brawn and speed.
“This year, we’re just a running offense,” Scott said.

Scott, who is listed as a wide receiver on the ACCS depth chart, takes his share of reps at the H-back position. The 6-foot-1 athlete tags in and out with Wells.
The Rebels have strung together a four-game winning streak since starting the season 0-2.
Despite the recent success, the senior athlete said the Rebels are still searching for an identity and reaching for their full potential on offense.

“We don’t know who we are yet,” Wells said. “We have all these different skillsets, all this speed … with other backs we have a whole lot of power. With Julian (Wilson) and DyKevis (Ford) — they’re more shifty backs — where as me and Jordan Wells are heavier, and we can run between the tackles.”
Ford and Wilson are the youngest players in the ACCS backfield, and both of the juniors have had to learn the playbook after transferring this year.

Ford, a transfer from Jefferson County High School, said he has been a starter since he was a freshman. Ford said his former school utilized his position at tailback similarly to ACCS, mixing in delayed handoffs with read options. As a three-year starter, Ford said seizing a leadership role has come naturally.
“I’m just trying to make the team better,” Ford said. “I really just jumped right in here.”

Wilson’s teammates call him “Bug.” Wilson said the nickname is almost as old has he is. As a baby, he was a rug rat, crawling on all fours, staring up at adults with big, bug-like eyes. The name stuck, but his teammates liken him to an ant — small and shifty and able to slip between the cracks of the defense.
Wilson tipped his hat to Ford’s raw speed; he said Ford’s 4.43 40-yard dash time is just slightly faster than his.

Wilson’s teammates described him as a small running back who runs like a bigger back.
“Running (a defender over) is second,“ Wilson said. “Shaking a guy is always first.”
Scott said the team’s playmakers have improved on the “next man up” philosophy of offensive touches.
Since several players, including Wells and Scott, are playing on both sides of the ball. The Rebels had to call on some younger players to take the upperclassmen off the field.

Perhaps the adage, “winning solves everything,” might be true, but that first required the Rebels to learn how to win with their current crop. Scott said the team had to shed the mindset of the consistent favorite they were last season and focus on coming together.

“Everybody had to get on the same page,” he said. “We have a lot of sophomores and freshmen playing … Coming off a winning season last year, everybody had to play together and stay focused.”

ACCS lost some key skill players from last season, and a schedule that featured two AAAA schools to start the season has made the Rebels feel like an under-the-radar team this season.
It’s different, but Wells said that’s just fine.

“When you look at us, we have a big line … George is our tallest receiver,” he said. “I guarantee they underestimate us because of our size … When they underestimate us, that’s when we can show them who we really are as a team.”