Football Recap: Manual Piles Up the Points Against Kennedy

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 5:39pm

Football Recap: Manual Thunderbolts vs. Kennedy Commanders

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Manual never let their opponents score on Saturday. They breezed by the Kennedy Commanders at home to the tune of 38-0. That looming 38-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Thunderbolts yet this season.

Among those leading the charge was Zaniah Hall, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards.

She was just one part of a punishing run game: Manual was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Manual didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Dayjah Fox and Hall were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. What's more, La'Kayila Byers also racked up 12 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in September.

The win made it two in a row for Manual and bumps their season record up to 8-6. As for Kennedy, they dropped their record down to 0-14 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.

Manual will face off against Littleton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Manual will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. Kennedy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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