Football Preview: Centennial Knights vs. Chattahoochee Cougars
Centennial has gone 8-2 against Chattahoochee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Centennial Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Chattahoochee Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
While Centennial didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over Discovery. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Titans are ranked 398th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Chattahoochee over Discovery in every quarter on their way to victory last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Chattahoochee blew Discovery out of the water with a 52-14 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 31 point advantage.
Luke Priester went supernova for Chattahoochee, throwing for 353 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Bryce Henry was in the mix too, providing Chattahoochee with two touchdowns.
Centennial's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Chattahoochee, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Centennial didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Chattahoochee in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Priester, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Centennial still be able to contain Priester? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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