Ely holds off Fort Lauderdale 21-6

Defenders dived at Jamie Kennedy’s shoelaces as he returned an interception for a 95-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to lift the visiting Tigers (1-4, 1-0 in 14-7A) over the Flying L’s (2-4, 0-1) 21-6 at Dillard.

Kennedy also returned a punt 60 yards for a score in the third quarter.

TOP TWO

Arthur Forrest: Led the Tigers with 73 yards rushing on 12 carries.

Carlton Cleophat: Paced the Ely defensive effort with a pair of sacks.

THEY SAID IT

“Right now we are going to the playoffs, but to be district champs, we have to beat St. Thomas.”

– Kennedy.

ALEX BUTLER

This story was originally published October 3, 2015 at 12:16 AM with the headline "Ely holds off Fort Lauderdale 21-6."