The Leake Academy Rebels played game one of the MAIS 3A Division 1playoffs tonight at home in Madden hosting the Cougars of Columbia Academy. Columbia was undefeated in their regular season while Leake finished the season 8-3 overall. The 1st quarter of play saw 5 touchdowns between the two teams, 3 for the Rebels and 2 for Columbia giving the Rebels a 22-14 lead. The defense for both teams dominated the 2nd quarter with no additional points scored. In the second half, the Rebels added a touchdown to go up by 16 points while keeping the Cougars off the scoreboard, 30-14. The Cougars scored a touchdown and 2 point conversion in the final quarter but the Rebels responded late in the quarter with a touchdown to put up the final points of game and give the Rebels a 36-22 victory. The Rebels advance to round two of the playoffs next Friday night. Majure Chandler was named the In Sports player of the game. Join Boswell Media Sports next Friday night at 6:15pm on Cruisin 98.3 or the Boswell Media Sports YouTube channel for more Rebels football.
