The Chelsea football team shut down Jackson in the second half to help pull away for a 35-14 win over the Vikings in the SEC White opener Friday night.
Jackson jumped on top with a long touchdown run, but on the ensuing kickoff Nick Schultz sprinted 90 yards for a TD to tie the game at 7-7.
Following a defensive stop, Jax Ichesco hit his brother Gibby Ichesco with a TD pass to put the Bulldogs up 14-7.
Jackson answered, but the Bulldogs went back on top with a one-yard run by Jax Ichesco for a 20-14 halftime lead.
The defense shut down the Vikings in the second half and the offense found the endzone twice to put the game away.
Gibby Ichesco took a handoff and made some nifty moves to avoid five different tacklers and sprinted 35 yards for a score to push the lead to 28-14.
The Bulldogs wrapped up the scoring when Jax Ichesco hit Luke Cavanaugh for a 40-yard scoring pass to make the final 35-14.
Chelsea improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the SEC White. The Bulldogs will host Adrian in the 2025 home opener Friday night.
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