Football Preview: Westminster Academy Lions vs. American Heritage Stallions
The Westminster Academy Lions will head out to challenge the American Heritage Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 984 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Westminster Academy beat Cambridge Christian 28-21.
Chance Humphrey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 381 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 308.2 passing yards per game. Dj Gaines was Humphrey's top target, picking up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Westminster Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Harrison Gant and Robert Donald.
Meanwhile, American Heritage humbled North Broward Prep with a 42-7 victory. With the Stallions ahead 35-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
American Heritage relied on the efforts of Jaden Desir, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Mason Kasten, who threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Desir a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
American Heritage wouldn't let North Broward Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Carter Wasko was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Westminster Academy's record now sits at 3-1. As for American Heritage, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Westminster Academy has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 321.5 passing yards per game. It's a different story for American Heritage, though, as they've been averaging only 157.4. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Westminster Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over American Heritage in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 24-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westminster Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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