The Todd County Central Rebels know now they are headed back to Mayfield to open the Class 2A playoffs for the second time in three years. That was set up by the Rebels 42-16 loss at home to Edmonson County Friday night. The loss was the 5th in a row for the Rebels opener heading into the season finale Friday night at Warren Central.
Edmonson County got control of the game early Friday night and did not look back. Tristen Muse threw a 19 yard touchdown pass to Garrett Lyons with 9:15 to go in the opening quarter and the Wildcats were up 7-0. Blayne Deweese extended the lead to 14-0 with a 15 yard touchdown run with 3:18 to go in the first.
Carter Swihart scored the first of his two touchdowns on an 8 yard run to make it 21-0 with 8:32 to go in the second quarter. That would be the score as the two teams headed off to the break.
Things did not get any better for the Rebels as the second half got rolling.
Carter Swihart, who rushed for 118 yards on the night, ripped off a 47 yard touchdown run in the first 90 seconds of the second half to make it 28-0. Garrett Lyons then added a 15 yard run with 9:02 to go in the third to get the game to the running clock at 35-0.
Braylon Elderbrook got the Rebels on the board with 9:18 to go in the fourth quarter. The two point conversion from Jamir Brewer made it 35-8.
Caesar Gomez scored a 7 yard touchdown run for Edmonson County with 3:10 to go that made it 42-8.
Todd Count Central closed out the scoring for the night when Jamir Brewer rambled 36 yards with 1:36 to go to make it 42-16 after the two point conversion pass from Elberbrook to Aidan Bobbit.
Brewer finished the night with 69 yards on just seven carries.
Turnovers were costly for the Rebels Friday night. Two fumbles and a blocked punt led to 21 Wildcat points.
The Rebels drop to 2-7 with the loss. They finish the regular season next week at Warren Central and will then open the playoffs at Mayfield the following Friday night.
