Football Preview: Fairfield Central Griffins vs. C.A. Johnson Hornets
The Fairfield Central Griffins will challenge the C.A. Johnson Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. C.A. Johnson took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairfield Central, who comes in off a win.
Fairfield Central is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Union County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fairfield Central blew Union County out of the water with a 52-6 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
Meanwhile, C.A. Johnson lost 34-14 to Branchville on Friday.
C.A. Johnson might have lost, but man, Keivonte Bates was a machine: he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown. Bates' also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 20 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
C.A. Johnson wouldn't let Branchville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Angel Velez-Vann, Bates, and Amonte Jeferries picked up one apiece. Velez-Vann didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory got Fairfield Central back to even at 1-1. As for C.A. Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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