Football Recap: D.H. Conley Vikings vs. Jacksonville Cardinals
D.H. Conley lost against Jacksonville back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The game between the D.H. Conley Vikings and the Jacksonville Cardinals wasn't particularly close, with the D.H. Conley Vikings falling 62-43. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Cardinals are ranked 44th).
Despite the loss, D.H. Conley still got an impressive performance from Crisean Williams, who rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns. D.H. Conley is 3-1 when Williams posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Samari Cabell was another key player, throwing for 259 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, D.H. Conley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Demon June continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Jacksonville, rushing for 407 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.7 yards per carry. June's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Griffin, who rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
D.H. Conley's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Jacksonville, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. D.H. Conley will challenge New Bern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 938 yards in their previous games. As for Jacksonville, they will take on South Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksonville is facing South Central at the right time seeing as South Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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