Football Recap: Pearl-Cohn Firebirds vs. PURE Academy
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pearl-Cohn). They breezed by PURE Academy at home to the tune of 49-8 on Friday. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the are ranked 169th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pearl-Cohn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Javion Kinnard led the charge by rushing for 67 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 49 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Lj Funk, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pearl-Cohn's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kyler Garcia and Malachi Campbell who racked up five sacks between them. Campbell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Pearl-Cohn got some further help from Karmelo League: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory got Pearl-Cohn back to even at 2-2. As for PURE Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Pearl-Cohn has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Montgomery Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pearl-Cohn's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Montgomery Central's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for PURE Academy, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Rosa Fort at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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