The Atlantic Trojans made some big 2nd half plays and came away with a 31-18 victory over Greene County to start 2A District 9 play on Friday night in Jefferson. It was a very tight game for much of the night but the Trojans outscored the Rams 15-0 in the 4th quarter to grab the win.

It was a 12-10 Greene County lead at halftime, and the Rams were up 18-16 heading into the fourth quarter. Atlantic scored on a 2-yard run by Bodie Johnson and the 2-point conversion was executed successfully on a pass to Garrett Reynolds to put Atlantic up 24-18 with 7:23 left in the game. Greene County would then turn the ball over on downs their next possession, but did then force a Trojan punt to get the ball back with 3:26 left in the game. Bodie Johnson then came up with a game-clinching 22-yard interception return for a touchdown to seal the Trojan win. Grant Sturm would grab an interception on the final Greene County possession to put the game on ice.

Bodie Johnson finished with three touchdowns on the night to lead the Trojans to the win. Atlantic improves to 2-1 on the season and are now 1-0 in District play. The Trojans are scheduled to host Clarinda next week. The location for that game is up in the air due to continued construction at the Trojan Bowl. We’ll plan to have coverage on KJAN.

Greene County was led by Jackson Morton’s 2 rushing touchdowns on the night. The Rams fall to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the District.