Football Recap: King Campbell Leads Cottonwood to Victory over Abbeville

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 7:31am

Football Recap: Cottonwood Bears vs. Abbeville Yellowjackets

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cottonwood). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Abbeville Yellowjackets 62-12. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 22 points or more this season.

It was another big night for King Campbell, who rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.4 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Braylon Morris, who threw for 134 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.

Cottonwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.

Despite the loss, Abbeville still got an impressive performance from Kendrick Carter, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.

Cottonwood pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Abbeville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.

Cottonwood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 38-7 victory against Long on the 25th. Abbeville has also already played their next contest, a 46-13 win against Samson on the 24th.

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