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down the field and Bowers kicked a 33-yard Field Goal with 5:21 left in the first half. RTCA led 10-7 at halftime.

In the third quarter Jayden Toole stopped a Spartans drive with an interception for the Crusaders. RTCA got on the scoreboard with 7:22 left in the period when Elijah Baker ran the ball into the endzone from 9-yards out. The two-point conversion was good when Stanley hit Jashaun Powell with a pass. RTCA extended their lead to 18-7. The Spartans came back down the field and scored with 5:23 remaining in the third quarter on a 25-yard touchdown to cut into the RTCA lead. The PAT was good to close the lead to 18-14. The Crusaders ended the scoring in the third quarter when Justin Powell scored on a 3-yard run. Bowers kicked the PAT to make it 25-14 with RTCA on top. EBA led the scoring off in the fourth quarter when Mobley scored from the 3-yard line with 11:12 left in the contest. The two-point conversion try was no good, but that made it 25-20 with RTCA up by just five points.

RTCA extended their lead on their next offensive possession. Justin Powell scored from 65-yards out. The two-point try was no good to push the RTCA lead back out to 31-20. On the next defensive series for RTCA, Jayden Toole intercepted a Spartans pass at the Crusaders 20-yard line stopping a drive with 7:40 remaining. The Crusaders came back down the field and scored next on a 40-yard run by Stanley with 2:10 left in the game. Hayden Meeks kicked the extra point to put RTCA on top 38-20. Toole sealed the win for the Crusaders when he got his third interception of the game with just 1:43 remaining. That gave RTCA the 38-20 win over EBA. This week RTCA is off, but they will get back to action next week at home. The Crusaders will host the Jaguars of Thomas Jefferson Academy.