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Allatoona Crushes Kennesaw Mountain
The Buccaneers get off to a strong start on their new field by cruising to a 34-0 win.
christened its new field turf field in style with a dominating performance against Friday, beating the visiting Mustangs, 34-0.
The Mustangs were unable to mount any kind of consistent offense, as their spread attack was hampered by several bad snaps early in the game.
For Allatoona, the first half was a Miles Jones highlight reel. The junior running back rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone.
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His first touchdown was an impressive 61-yard run around the right side. Joneses' second was a quick burst up the middle for 36 yards. Allatoona led 13-0 at the half, as their first extra point attempt failed when they went for two.
The second half was more Allatoona domination. Sophomore fullback Robert Johnson III scored a 3rd quarter touchdown, and Allatoona later scored on passes of 54 and 26 yards.
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Kennesaw Mountain will play on the road against next Friday when it travels to Pope.