Football Preview: Bunker Hill Bears vs. Brevard Blue Devils
Bunker Hill is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Brevard is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bunker Hill Bears will welcome the Brevard Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bunker Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 54-26 win over Hendersonville. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Bearcats are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jason Willis Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles. Another player making a difference was Eli Davis Helms, who threw for 242 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Bunker Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Logan Starnes picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Jorrod Dials was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Brevard humbled Anson with a 42-6 victory. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bearcats had little chance of recovering from.
Braylon Thompson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyrell Skinner, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Brevard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Bunker Hill is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.5 points per game. As for Brevard, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Bunker Hill has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Brevard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 240.1. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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