Football Preview: Burlingame Bearcats vs. Centre Cougars
The Burlingame Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Centre Cougars on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burlingame has three straight wins, Centre has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Burlingame took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 66-16 victory over Madison/Hamilton. Fans of the Bearcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Burlingame to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jd Tyson, who threw for 253 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns. Tyson is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Dane Winters was Tyson's top target, picking up 168 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Burlingame'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 Winters and Tyson.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Centre's offense. They were beaten by Little River 32-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Redskins are ranked tenth).
Burlingame's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Centre, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Burlingame against Centre when the teams last played back in September of 2017, as the team secured a 58-12 victory. In that contest, Burlingame amassed a halftime lead of 38-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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