Special win for Spartans

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If the Athens Academy special teams units keep playing like this, no one will worry about the Spartans' small senior class.

Behind 23 defensive or special teams points, the Spartans upended visiting Southwest Atlanta Christian 30-0 on Friday night in their season opener at Slaughter Field. Junior Jordan Lawson provided the punctuation on a quick scoring burst after a 74-yard kickoff return late in the first quarter.

Lawson had a punt return called back on a penalty early in the game.

"To get that back on the kick return really meant a lot," said Lawson, who also made a fourth-quarter interception. "All of my blockers were really working hard, everybody on kickoff team."