Mikey Chennault splits a pair of defenders Friday night in Jo Byrns 28-11.

ADAMS – Coming into week two of the high school football season, East Robertson and Jo Byrns seemed to be headed in different directions.

But, once the rivalry game was over, it seemed the two teams had traded places as the Red Devils handed the Indians their 14th straight loss in the series after a 28-11 victory.

Mikey Chennault kept up his furious pace on the ground for Jo Byrns (1-1), gaining 104 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown to bring his season total to 310 yards of offense on the ground in just two weeks.

East Robertson (1-1) was again led by freshman quarterback Cameron Swift, who finished the night with 128 yards on 25 carries with a touchdown and was 10-of-16 for 127 yards through the air.

“Cameron is the man,” East Robertson coach Chad Broadrick said. “To do what he’s doing as a freshman is incredible, but to be as calm and collected as he’s shown two weeks in a row at this level is something that I’m very proud of.”

Here’s five things that stuck out.

1 – To quote East Robertson coach Chad Broadrick, “Cameron is the man.” Two weeks in a row, freshman quarterback Cameron Swift has accounted for over 250 yards of offense, thrown for a pair of touchdowns and run for another. Swift is a perfect example of a dual quarterback. When East Robertson turned him loose on the ground, the Indians offense immediately responded and followed his lead in the second half. Swift may be a freshman on paper, but he plays like a seasoned veteran on the field. Needless to say, the Indians have found their quarterback.

2 – Jo Byrns’ three-headed rushing attack may be one of the best in the state, at any level. Senior Mikey Chennault is the leader of this attack, and while his rushing attack gets all the attention, he’s also a fullback for the other two runners and clears the way. For a player that leads the Red Devils in rushing, it’s hard to believe that he’s unselfish enough to take a back seat and go in as a blocking back on other plays. Fellow senior Sammy Earheart and sophomore Eric Herring round out the rushing attack for Jo Byrns. Earheart finished Friday with 59 yards and a touchdown, while Herring had 76 yards, almost all of them coming late to help the Red Devils ice the victory.

3 – The Jo Byrns defense bent, but only broke once. East Robertson was inside the red zone, or the Jo Byrns’ 20 yard line, five times Friday night and the Red Devils only gave up one touchdown and a field goal. Why is this so remarkable? It’s largely because most of the Red Devils are forced to play both ways because of depth issues.

4 – Turnovers played a huge part in the outcome. Jo Byrns coach Tom Adkins told his team before the game that if they were able to execute and not turn the ball over, they would win Friday night’s game. He was right because East Robertson had two fumbles, both inside the 20, and the Red Devils didn’t have a fumble all night.

5 – The dreaded streak is still alive and well. The last time East Robertson beat Jo Byrns was in 1999, so the Indians haven’t beaten the Red Devils this century. There have been some close games in the past 14 years, but now the streak has taken on a life of its own. Jo Byrns players don’t want to be the ones that lost the streak, and East Robertson wants nothing more than to get that monkey off its back. Broadrick seems to have the Indians headed in the right direction, so it may just be a matter of time before that streak falls too.

Other area scores

Gallatin 35, Springfield 28

White House Heritage 22, Nashville Christian 21

Greenbrier 41, Portland 21