Southern Regional 27,
Jackson Memorial 20
Southern Regional quarterback Eric Sullivan completed his first nine passes for 98 yards and a touchdown to lead the Rams to the win in a Shore Conference A South game.
Sullivan also ran for a 28-yard touchdown in the first quarter to open the scoring. Rams running back Bill Shimko rushed for 65 yards and touchdowns of 16 and 4 yards. Shimko also caught a 31-yard touchdown pass from Sullivan.
Jackson Memorial's Dave Niskanen scored with 22 seconds remaining on a 22-yard pass from Fred Scheer to cut Southern's lead to 27-20.
Jackson attempted an onside kick, but the Rams recovered to seal the win. Scheer was 16-for-26 for 179 yards. Niskanen had seven catches for 95 yards.
Southern held Jackson running back Brandon Winston to 12 yards on 10 carries.
Southern Regional 7 7 7 6 - 27
Jackson Memorial 0 0 6 14-20
FIRST QUARTER
S-Sullivan 28 run (North kick)
SECOND QUARTER
S-Shimko 16 run (North kick)
THIRD QUARTER
S-Shimko 31pass from Sullivan (North kick)
J-Rubbe 9 pass from Scheer (kick failed)
FOURTH QUARTER
J-Smith 1 run (Moran kick)
S-Shimko 4 run (kick failed)
J-Niskanen 22 pass from Scheer (Moran kick)
Records-Southern 3-2, Jackson 1-4.
