Football Preview: Hopkins County Central Storm vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons
Hopkins County Central is 1-9 against Madisonville-North Hopkins since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hopkins County Central Storm will head out on the road to face off against the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hopkins County Central will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 36-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Fort Campbell on Friday. Hopkins County Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Campbell , sneaking past 34-32.
Meanwhile, Madisonville-North Hopkins was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Caldwell County 52-14 on the road. Given the Maroons' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Tigers are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kanyon Johnson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Markezz Hightower, who gained 150 total yards and a touchdown.
Hopkins County Central's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Hopkins County Central took a serious blow against Madisonville-North Hopkins when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 46-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 179 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Hopkins County Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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