Football Preview: Hartfield Academy Hawks vs. St. Joseph Catholic Bruins
The Hartfield Academy Hawks will face off against the St. Joseph Catholic Bruins on Friday. Hartfield Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49.7 points per game this season.
Hartfield Academy gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 28-17 victory over Jackson Academy. The 28-point effort marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kenzy West continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 57 receiving yards. Those 70 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Hartfield Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Teryn Green and Coleman Yoder.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 56-12 defeat at the hands of Jackson Prep. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Patriots are ranked third).
Despite the loss, St. Joseph Catholic got top-tier performance from Eli Dampier, who picked up 182 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dampier's longest reception was for an incredible 87 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Wamble, who threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Hartfield Academy and bumps their season record up to 9-2. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Hartfield Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 158.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for St. Joseph Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 95. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Hartfield Academy against St. Joseph Catholic when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 62-20 victory. In that matchup, Hartfield Academy amassed a halftime lead of 55-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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