FERRIDAY, La. &045; Even without their lightning, the Adams Christian running attack looked pretty strong in a 28-0 victory over Huntington Friday.

Cole Bradford, the Rebels’ speed man in the offensive and defensive backfield, was out Friday with an injury, though ACCS head coach Bobby Marks expects him back by next week.

Without Bradford, Rebel running backs David Alton New, Brock Vines and Lee Dellinger answered the call as ACCS (4-0) put up 218 rushing yards despite having the ball for only two drives in the second half.

&uot;Cole didn’t play tonight, and he’s our speed guy,&uot; Marks said. &uot;But our other backs did a good job tonight. I think we were averaging more than 300 yards (rushing per game) and I know we didn’t do that tonight, but we moved it well.&uot;

Huntington (3-1) shot itself in the foot when penalties killed two drives deep in Rebel territory in the second half with the Hounds trailing 21-0.

&uot;Two different times we had third down and four and both times we had penalties, both times we had drives going and it ends up being third and 14,&uot; Huntington head coach Chad Harkins said. &uot;If we want to win this ballgame, we can’t do that. If we put both those in, we could have been in the ballgame.&uot;

Huntington’s best chance came on a drive that started at their own 15-yard line. The Hounds drove the ball down the field until Hunter Norwood threw what appeared to be an interception to Timmy Foster. Foster ran the ball back 88 yards for a touchdown, only to have the play called back because of pass interference.

Huntington’s drive stalled five plays later after a penalty left the Hounds with third and long, ultimately forcing them to turn it over on downs.

But the Hounds troubles were evident throughout the game. Huntington punted on its first possession and turned the ball over when Norwood threw an off-balance pass attempt to AC’s Clay Floyd, setting up the Rebels’ third score, a six-yard pass from Timmy Foster to Matt Barnes.

Huntington’s final four possessions all ended with the Hounds turning the ball over on downs after going for it on fourth down.

&uot;I think there were some small things we need to do,&uot; Harkins said. &uot;We were inconsistent. We would get after it for two or three plays and then let up a play, and you can’t let up against a good team.&uot;

Huntington was also hampered by an inability to break big plays. Junior fullback Ricky Dunbar, a transfer from Sicily Island, had a 41-yard running play that was one of only two plays the Hounds had of more than 10 yards.

On the other side, Adams Christian moved the ball efficiently and took advantage of good field position &045; the Rebels worst starting field position on their four scoring drives was their own 34, and two drives started in Huntington territory.

The Rebels scored an early touchdown when Vines capped off a seven-play, 2:40 drive with a one-yard run to take the lead. Foster’s extra point kick was blocked.

Foster kept the ball to score on the Rebels second score, finishing a 14-play drive with a one-yard run. Foster also ran in the two-point conversion to put his team up 14-0.

Foster showed off his arm with a the pass to Barnes to put the Rebels up 21-0 at halftime.

AC’s final score came with 5:55 to go in the game, when Dellinger banged in from two yards out to finish a 29-yard drive after the Rebels took the ball over on downs.

Still, the Hounds showed how much they’ve improved from a year ago, when the Rebels scored four first-quarter touchdowns en route to a 34-6 win.

&uot;We played hard, but give them credit. Everything we got we had to work for. Nothing we got came easy,&uot; Marks said.