Football Recap: Central Grizzlies vs. Clovis North Broncos
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Clovis North Broncos 27-10. For the Grizzlies, this counts as revenge for the 26-21 win the Broncos walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October.
Central found their leader in sophomore Jelani Dippel, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 229 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Dippel a new career-high in rushing yards.
Dippel was just one part of a punishing run game: Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Central's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Clovis North, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
Central will face off against Clovis East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clovis East is coming into the contest with seven straight wins at home, so Central will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Clovis North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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