FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Evangel Christian School football team defeated First Assembly Christian 49-12 in eight-man football action Sept. 2.

Senior running back Josh Flanders led the Lightning as he rushed for two touchdowns in the victory. Flanders finished with 103 rushing yards and two scores on 11 carries.

Senior running back Hayden Brown put Evangel Christian on the scoreboard with his 14-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter. Sophomore quarterback Nate Scott rushed in for the two-point conversion to give the Lightning an 8-0 lead with 9:27 left in the opening quarter.

Senior Aaron Walker recovered a fumble and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown to give the Lightning a 14-0 lead less than one minute later.

Flanders scored his first touchdown on a 1-yard run and junior Charlie Bell added the extra point to give Evangel a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Scott scored on a 15-yard touchdown run with 6:58 left in the first half and Bell added the extra point to push the Lightning’s lead to 28-0. Following a touchdown by First Assembly, Flanders scored on a 39-yard touchdown run and Bell added another extra point to give Evangel a 35-6 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.

Scott threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Walker and Nathan Lloyd scored on a 14-yard run in the third quarter. Bell added both extra points to give the Lightning a 49-6 lead at the end of the third quarter.

First Assembly scored its final touchdown with 1:12 remaining in the game.