Football Recap: Central Skates Past Hiram with Ease

Central had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 49-point drubbing they dealt Hiram on Friday. The Lions took their game with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over the Hornets. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lions just coasted through the last quarter.

Jr Harris

Passer Rating

08/29/25 vs Hiram	156.3
08/22/25 @ Oxford	117.9
08/15/25 @ Spalding	136.1
11/22/24 vs Cambridge	122.7
11/15/24 vs M.L. King	123.5
+ 3 more games

Jr Harris was a one-man wrecking crew as he threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. What's more, he racked up 156.3 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jonaz Walton, who rushed for 63 yards and a pair of scores on only seven carries.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Central proved: they limited Hiram to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Nazeel Mitchell for the heroic effort on defense: he. Central didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.7.

The win was the third in a row for Central, bringing their record up to 3-0. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points on average this season. As for Hiram, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-2.

Coming up, Central will welcome Villa Rica at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hiram, they will head out on the road to face off against East Paulding at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.