Briefly: Jackson football team keeps playoff hopes alive with win over Seckman

The Jackson football team kept its playoff hopes alive Friday night by beating visiting Seckman 8-7.

All the scoring came in the first quarter as both squads scored on their first drives of the game.

Jackson, trailing 7-0, scored with Ty Selsor hit Skyler Steele with a 15-yard touchdown pass. Selsor and Trea Forbs then hooked up for the two-point conversion.

The Indians, 2-7 overall, are 1-1 in Class 5 District 1. They need to beat Rockwood Summit next week and have Poplar Bluff lose to Seckman in order to make the playoffs.

Scoring Summary

Seckman 7 0 0 0 -- 7

Jackson 8 0 0 0 -- 8

First Quarter

S -- Jeff Dattoli 1 run (Daniel Hughey kick), 5:43

J -- Skyler Steele 15 pass from Ty Selsor (Trea Forbs pass from Selsor), 4:19

Team Statistics

First downs (Seckman-Jackson) 9 14

Rushes-yards 45-161 36-124

Passing yards 19 199

Passes 1-3-0 15-26-0

Punts 5-30 3-36.5

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0

Penalties-Yards 3-20 4-25

Individual Statistics

RUSHING -- Seckman, Zach Naes 23-102, Zayne Tindall 7-45, Dattoli 7-23, Andrew Kraus 2-3, Devon McCoy 6-minus 12. Jackson, Colten Proffer 13-56, Selsor 12-33, Nick Cooper 3-19, Levi Rutherford 3-11, Jacob Jones 3-7, team 2-minus 2.

PASSING -- Seckman, McCoy 1-2-0-19, Dattoli 0-1-0-0. Jackson, Selsor 15-23-0-199, Stephen Dunn 0-3-0-0.

RECEIVING -- Seckman, Dattoli 1-19. Jackson, Forbs 6-40, Rutherford 3-50, Steele 3-30, Dunn 2-31, Proffer 1-48.