With the 2019 football season in the rear view mirror, we’re breaking down the AC/GC’s coming out of the shadows party.

In 2018, also the first season under new head coach Cody Mathewson, AC/GC’s offense struggled to put points on the board. The Chargers averaged just over 13 points per game through their 3-6 campaign. Entering 2019, the AC/GC school record for points in a game was 38. The slogan for AC/GC this season was, “Coming out of the shadows.” A date with Woodward Academy was the prime opportunity for an electric offense to do just that. The game also happened to be the Charger’s home opener on a beautiful night in Guthrie Center. AC/GC would go on to blow away the previous scoring record. The Chargers went on to light up the scoreboard with 72 points by the time the game was all said and done. To put some more emphasis on how incredible this was, AC/GC scored only 120 points in nine games a season ago.

Many individuals had great nights. Six different Chargers found the endzone throughout the night. Leading the way on the ground was Charlie Crawford and Kolby Jacobe who each had 108 yards. Crawford was a big play machine all night as he only needed five carries on the night to exceed the 100-yard mark. The sophomore also found the endzone twice, including a 33-yard dash. He wasn’t the only Chargers to score multiple times. Gavin Cornelison was their workhorse inside the five-yard line scoring twice from four yards in. Bryce Litter scored twice, once on a quarterback sneak from three-yards out and another from the four-yard line. Jacobe, Cole Plowman, and Brock Littler each found paydirt throughout the night.

In the final seven games, AC/GC would lean on their offense to earn them a 6-3 record, their best since the Guthrie Center-Adair Casey merger.