When Brownstown Central shut out Seymour 27-0 in the Jackson Bowl at Blevins Memorial Stadium Friday night it marked the first time there has been a shutout in the series since the Owls won 20-0 in 1970.

The teams stopped playing in 1970 and resumed the rivalry in 2007, and it became known as the Jackson Bowl a few years later. The Braves hold a 10-8 advantage in the series since 2007.

Two of the players who had a hand in the win for the Braves (6-0) Friday night were senior Cameron Markel and junior Drew Shelton.

Both players were all smiles after the game.

“I think the Jackson Bowl was a great game today,” Markel said. “Seymour was tough competition. We dominated their team, but we had a really good fight. Most of the other teams we have played were good, but Seymour was definitely the toughest competition for us.”

Markel, who plays right defensive end, said he felt like the Braves did an excellent job of playing their assignments in posting their third shutout of the season.

The Owls had 82 negative yards on 15 plays. They ended the game with just three total offensive yards on 44 plays.

“We maintained our gaps, our responsibilities, we executed correctly,” Markel said. “Diego Aguilar played a good game against me. He kept fighting me the whole game, he never stopped.”

Turnovers hurt the Owls in the early going as they fumbled the opening kickoff, had an interception, and lost another fumble in the first period.

Greg Hutcheson scored touchdowns in the first and second periods to raise his season total to 13.

Jack Pace scored a touchdown on a short run in the second period, and Nathaniel Conyer added two field goals in the second half to complete the scoring.

Markel said the Braves need to keep working hard to win the Mid-Southern Conference title and to remain unbeaten heading into the sectional.

“We have to have courtesy, don’t give up hope, and the seniors will lead the team.”

Shelton is the starting center for the Braves and said he enjoys being one of the leaders of the offensive line that is a key in the team averaging 48.8 points per game and being ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A.

“I’m supposed to keep all my offensive linemen accountable,” Shelton said. “Make sure everyone keeps their head up and watch the defense and help everyone out in their rules and just execute. Our slots ran very hard, and our offensive line blocked very well.”

“We moved the ball really well. We all did our jobs, and we all executed very well,” he said,

Shelton still isn’t satisfied with just that.

“We have a lot of improvement to make in these next few games, but we played very well tonight,” he said. “We’ve just got to keep getting better and at every practice we’ve just got to come with that same intensity, keep coming back and getting better.”

The Braves will take another week off from their Mid-Southern schedule to host Madison Friday night, while the Owls (2-4) will try to get back in the win column by hosting Jennings County Friday night for a Hoosier Hills Conference game.