Redbugs Finish Strong at Monticello

Published On: August 30, 2025Categories: News, High School, Scores

Redbugs Finish Strong at Monticello

Fordyce 46, Monticello 18

MONTICELLO — Fordyce closed with a flurry to defeat Monticello 46–18 in a spirited Week 0 matchup Friday night. After the Billies jumped ahead 12–0 behind RB Joseph Aculus (1-yard and 71-yard touchdown runs), sophomore QB Cadillac Ellison steadied the Redbugs with a 68-yard play-action strike to WR/DB Jamarz Stroud. RB T’Maine Turner then blasted an 8-yard trap just before halftime, sending Fordyce to the locker room up 14–12.

Out of the break, Fordyce leaned on depth and defense. RB Tyrell Harris capped a methodical march with a 5-yard score, and late, RB Micah Gamble iced it on a 27-yard burst. The defense delivered two game-breaking pick-sixes—one by Turner, another by Stroud—to swing momentum for good.

Monticello answered in the third when QB Hudson Harvey entered and immediately hit TE Ross on a long catch-and-run before dropping an 18-yard, one-handed touchdown to WR Jaden Rhodes. QB Hines supplemented the surge with tough keepers and a dynamic kick return, while DL Davarius Brown and the Billie front produced timely red-zone stands.

Ellison later found WR Xavier Jones on a 14-yard fourth-down touchdown early in the fourth to restore a two-score cushion. Both teams flashed playmakers; Fordyce’s depth and takeaways proved decisive.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
Monticello – Joseph Aculus 1-yd run (kick failed), MNT 6–0
Monticello – Joseph Aculus 71-yd run (2-pt try failed), MNT 12–0
Fordyce – Jamarz Stroud 68-yd pass from Cadillac Ellison (Stroud kick), MNT 12–7

2nd Quarter
Fordyce – T’Maine Turner 8-yd run (Stroud kick), FOR 14–12

3rd Quarter
Fordyce – Tyrell Harris 5-yd run (kick failed), FOR 20–12
Monticello – Jaden Rhodes 18-yd pass from Hudson Harvey (kick failed), FOR 20–18

4th Quarter
Fordyce – Xavier Jones 14-yd pass from Cadillac Ellison (Stroud kick), FOR 27–18
Fordyce – T’Maine Turner interception return (2-pt run failed), FOR 33–18
Fordyce – Jamarz Stroud interception return (kick failed), FOR 39–18
Fordyce – Micah Gamble 27-yd run (Stroud kick), FOR 46–18

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