Football Recap: Sylvan Hills Bears vs. Jonesboro Hurricane
Sylvan Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Jonesboro Hurricane at home and fell 57-26. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Hurricane are ranked 30th).
Despite the loss, Sylvan Hills still got an impressive performance from Tyler Hampton, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 106 yards on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Hampton a new career-high in rushing yards.
Tj Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Jonesboro, rushing for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Brown posted at least 106 rushing yards in the third games prior. Another player making a difference was Asa Myers, who threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
Sylvan Hills' loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Jonesboro, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6.
Sylvan Hills has already played their next game, a 65-41 defeat against Sheridan on the 1st. As for Jonesboro, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-14 loss against El Dorado on the 1st.
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