Football Recap: Greenwood Bulldogs vs. Van Buren Pointers
Greenwood had won 20 straight games dating back to last season and Kane Archer did his part to make it 21 on Friday. The Greenwood Bulldogs took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-14 victory over the Van Buren Pointers thanks in part to Archer, who threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last four games he's played.
Another player making a difference was Wesley Raggio, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Greenwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lawyer Thornsberry, Radley O'Neal, Kaylor Jasna, and Dj Dobbins picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Van Buren's side was Paul Brixey, who made 15 total tackles.
Despite the loss, Van Buren still got an impressive performance from Cameron Keller, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown.
Greenwood pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Van Buren, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenwood will take on Southside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 952 yards in their previous games. As for Van Buren, they will square off against Mountain Home at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mountain Home's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
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