JASPER – How bad do you want it? That was the question asked to eleven bulldogs each and every play on Friday night. Jasper’s defense did not allow an offensive point, and Jercameron Elam scored two rushing touchdowns as the Bulldogs defeated Lumberton 12-7 in Toby Foreman’s first home game as head coach Friday night. The victory gave Jasper its first win of the season after opening with road losses to East Chambers and Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Lumberton scored its only touchdown when Carter Atterberry intercepted a wide receiver screen and returned it for a touchdown. Jasper’s defense kept the Raiders out of the end zone for the remainder of the night. “The defense pitched a shutout,” Foreman said. “The only points we gave them, we gave them on the offensive side of the ball.” Jasper responded to the interception by leaning on its ground game. Kee’von Twine made a key catch down the seam to move the Bulldogs into scoring range before Elam finished the possession with a rushing touchdown. A botched extra-point attempt left Lumberton ahead 7-6. The Bulldogs continued applying pressure defensively. Jayden Rawls disrupted a Lumberton play-action attempt, and Timoti Cauley later flushed quarterback Nolan Mitchell from the pocket on third down to force a punt. Jasper took the lead following a remarkable drive that began inside its own 1-yard line. The Bulldogs faced fourth down during the possession but kept the drive alive when Trevor Beatty connected with Damion Young Jr. downfield from an empty-backfield formation. Jasper eventually reached the end zone on another Elam run, taking a 12-7 advantage. “That was 99.5 yards. It was on the half-yard line,” Foreman said. “We hadn’t shown them much, but it was a big play. Trevor played great tonight. It won’t show in his stat sheet, but he played a great game.” Elam carried 17 times for a team-high 98 yards and scored both Jasper touchdowns. He also delivered a hard hit on defense that helped bring up a crucial fourth down. Landis McBride Jr. added 89 yards on 16 carries. Jayden Rawls gained 43 yards on four attempts, Beatty rushed for 31 yards and Young contributed 29 yards. The Bulldogs rushed 48 times for 309 yards, averaging 6.4 yards per carry. Jasper finished with 357 yards of total offense despite completing only two passes. Beatty completed 2 of 6 attempts for 48 yards with one interception. He also punted three times for 104 yards. Lumberton threatened late after completing two big passes, but Jasper’s defense answered. Pressure forced an intentional-grounding penalty before Jason Carter broke up a fourth-down pass to secure the victory. Elam then helped Jasper run out the remaining time. “Cam Elam played like a grown man tonight,” Foreman said. “More schools need to get on him because he’s going to be a big-time college football player, in my opinion.” After celebrating his first victory at Bulldog Stadium, Foreman delivered a clear message to his team. “I’m so happy for these kids because they deserve this,” he said. “I told them, ‘Get used to it because this is the norm.’”