Battle of the Shores

Rockwall Nebbie Jackets 6th Grade Team plays Hartman’s Jackets Saturday at Kyle Field

Saturday, September 14th will be an epic battle between two 6th Grade RYCA Jacket Teams.  Both schools, Hartman and Nebbie will feed into Williams Middle School next year with the kids playing on the same team; however, this year they will battle each other for 6th grade bragging rights!

Nebbie and Hartman are made up of kids predominately in the Shores, so one could say this is the “Battle of the Shores.”

The Rockwall Youth Football Team from Nebbie is led by quarterback Tyler Ashworth.  He is coming off a strong performance last week against the HHCA Heath Hawks throwing for 2 touchdowns and running for another.  He is a threat anytime he is on the field directing the offense with his arm and picking up needed yards with his legs.

In the backfield with Ashworth is speedster Cody Rollins who is averaging 9 yards a carry, and has the moves to elude defenders with his playmaking abilities at receiver.  Tanner Webb shows opposing defenses why they can’t just contain the corners because his style of play evolves pounding the football down their throats.  Tanner also plays quarterback as well giving the Nebbie Jackets multiple options and formations.

When defenses start keying on certain offensive players; Joseph Schaefer steps up to assure a hole will be open.  He might be one of the smaller players on the team, but don’t tell him that.  He will lay a hit with the best of them, and usually that means defensive players are watching the play lying on their back.  Schaefer scored last week on a 12 yard pass from Ashworth late in the game.

The passing attack of Nebbie is completed by All-Star receiving group of Chace Burkey and Zach Elsey.  Both players receive the ball like they have glue on their hands.  Chace grabbed a beautiful touchdown last weekend for the Nebbie Jackets first score of the 2013 season.

Nebbie Jackets defense is beginning to make a name in the RYCA Football League.  Schaefer leads a group of hard hitting linebackers like Brendon Murray and Tanner Webb.  They occupy the defensive backfield with Cody Rollins and Tyler Ashworth at safeties.  Elsey and Jaxon Rife control the corners along with Burkey and Lake Johnson at the defensive end spot.

The Doomsday Defense held last year’s Super Bowl Champion Heath Hawks to only two touchdowns which was way off their 40 point a game mark they averaged in 2012.

This Saturday will be exciting to say the least.  One of the Jackets team will be victorious and the other will have to learn how to deal with defeat.  However, in the end; they are all Jackets representing the RYCA program.

The RYCA Jacket Football Program is the only program in Rockwall that is vertically aligned with Rockwall High School Yellowjackets according to Head Football Coach Rodney Webb.

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