PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Points were hard to come by Tuesday night, but a pair of second-half breakthroughs were all Rutherford needed to escape with a 12-0 win over Jinks in a bruising Week 3 showdown. For the first 24 minutes, it was an old-school slugfest. Both defensive fronts controlled the line of scrimmage, trading stops and delivering big hits to take a 0-0 gridlock into the locker room at halftime. The Jinks defense was flying to the ball, led by linebacker LaXavion Reddice, who racked up a team-high 8 tackles and a tackle for loss. The pass rush was also disruptive, with Khamari Boles logging two sacks and Jackson King adding another. The Rams finally managed to punch through the stalemate in the third quarter to break the tie. While the Jinks defense continued to battle, holding Rutherford to just 12 points, the offense struggled to find its footing against the stout Rams front. Jinks was held to just 65 total yards on the night, with 37 yards coming on the ground and 28 through the air. Things went from difficult to daunting in the fourth quarter when dynamic quarterback Javion Thomas—who accounted for 32 total yards—was forced out of the game with an injury, stalling any hopes of a late comeback drive. Holding one of the county’s powerhouse programs to just 12 points proves the defensive unit can go toe-to-toe with anyone. The focus now shifts to getting healthy. With a quick turnaround ahead, Jinks will monitor Thomas’s status closely as they look to regroup and get back in the win column on the road at Surfside.