Adams County Christian School quarterback Jacob McDaniel had two total touchdowns and DyKevis Ford rushed for 100 yards as the Rebels defeated the Lee (Miss.) Academy Colts 35-8 Friday night in the first round of the MAIS Class AAA State Playoffs.

Number three seed ACCS (10-1) scored 21 points in the first quarter thanks to the duo of McDaniel and Mj Thornburg. McDaniel scored on a five-yard run at the 9-minute mark, then Thornburg scored on a 43-yard run with 5:51 to go.

McDaniel hooked up with Thornburg on a 35-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds left in the opening quarter. Cris Thompson was good on all three of his extra points to give the Rebels a 21-0 advantage.

On a night when the field was messy and the rain was pouring down, that was all the scoring the Rebels needed. But they weren’t done yet. Ford scored on a 58-yard run with 10:50 remaining in the third quarter. He finished with 102 yards on seven carries. D.J. Stampley added a 20-yard TD run with 19 seconds to go in the quarter to put ACCS up 35-0.

Lee Academy (5-6), the No. 14 seed, finally got on the scoreboard with 6:32 left in the fourth quarter on Jacob Branch’s 47-yard scoring run. Seth Campbell ran in for the 2-point conversion.

Defensively, McDaniel and Yohan Thompson led the Rebels with eight tackles each while Cris Thompson had seven tackles. Yohan Thompson also had a fumble recovery.

ACCS will take on the winner of the Central Private School/Heritage Academy game at 7 p.m. Friday in a quarterfinals match-up.