Football Preview: Newnan Cougars vs. Langston Hughes Panthers
Newnan has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Langston Hughes Panthers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Newnan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Morrow for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-20 victory on the road. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Mustangs are ranked 325th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Newnan's win came down to the chemistry between Brodie Campbell and his top target Gus Anderson. Campbell threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes while Anderson picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Newnan also got a significant boost from Jaylon Teagle, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
Meanwhile, Langston Hughes humbled Dutchtown with a 57-14 victory. Considering the Panthers have won four matchups by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Qwantavius Wiggins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 67 receiving yards. Another back making a difference was Carsyn Baker, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
Langston Hughes' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Javon Beckford with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Langston Hughes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Newnan's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Langston Hughes, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Teagle and Wiggins. Teagle has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 90.2 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Wiggins has averaged 98.4 rushing yards per game this season.
Newnan was taken down by Langston Hughes 47-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Newnan, Justus Savage (who rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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