The No. 1 ranked Bulloch Academy Gators showed some rust from going two weeks without a football game, but still managed to stay unbeaten with a 14-0 win at home against Frederica.

The Gators (7-0, 1-0) actually scored on their first play from scrimmage on a 54-yard touchdown run by Shamar Jenkins to take a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter the Gators had a pair of touchdowns called back by penalties. They did manage a 10-yard touchdown pass from Sam Hubbard to Jenkins but were shut out the rest of the game.

“I think we looked like a team that hadn’t played a football game in about three weeks,” said head coach Aaron Phillips. “We were sloppy out there and I felt we really played soft. On offense we had a couple touchdowns called back because we weren’t doing our job and got called for penalties. The good thing is these things can be addressed at practice and we can hopefully get back to where we were before the hurricane slowed us down.”

One bright spot was the Gator defense who came through with only their second shutout of the season.

“I did feel like we played pretty well on defense,” Phillips said. “We had a few guys really show up on that side of the ball and played with some passion. To shut out a team like Frederica who has not been shut out all season is something we can be proud of and build on.”

Next up for Bulloch Academy they will be on the road at Pinewood Friday for a 7:30 start.