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Athens Academy wins ‘weird night’ on Friday the 13th in weather-shortened game - ABH
It was Friday the 13th. It was a full moon. It was supposed to be a clear night.
Then the lightning struck in the area. Then the rain came. Then the game was over.
The Athens Academy Spartans hosted Cherokee Bluff and played 8:33 of the first quarter before the game was delayed by lightning. The Spartans had a 13-0 lead at the time. After a delay of an hour and 17 minutes, the game was called and it goes in the books as a 13-0 win for the Spartans.
“I am a firm believer in a full moon. Weird things happen. It is what it is,” said head coach Josh Alexander. “We did some good things. We really didn’t get a chance to get going. We returned a kick and had a long run but then we threw the ball for a touchdown. It was one of those things. Just a weird night all together.
“We had a bunch of weird penalties. Just weird. We need to go start over again.”
In the time of game they did play, Kurt Knisely had a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown to get the Spartans on the board 3:03 into the game.
One play after an interception by Trey Willis, Knisely had a 38-yard gain to help set up an 8-yard touchdown pass from Palmer Bush to Deion Colzie with 6:46 left.
″[Knisely] is playing really well right now,” Alexander said. “From his leadership on the team to the way he is playing and his toughness, he has played four years and never missed a game, everything he does is right. I told the team if you want to grab onto somebody’s cape, grab onto Kurt Knisely’s cape because everything he is doing right now is exactly how we want to be as a football team.”
The Spartans will have their second bye week of the season on September 20. Their first bye week was August 30. They are back on the field September 30 at home against Towns County.
Their showdown with Prince Avenue Christian is October 4.
“In the past coming off this interim week because we don’t practice, it hasn’t always been the best football that we have played all year,” Alexander said. “We want to try and fix that and play good football.”
Athens Academy
Athens Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in K3 through 12th grade, located on a beautiful 152-acre campus in Northeast Georgia. For over 50 years, Athens Academy has pursued its mission of Excellence with Honor through academics, athletics, fine arts, and service and leadership.
