Football Recap: Woodberry Forest Tigers vs. Trinity Episcopal Titans
On Saturday, Woodberry Forest faced Trinity Episcopal in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Woodberry Forest Tigers secured a 34-28 W over the Trinity Episcopal Titans. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 33-30 defeat the Titans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Woodberry Forest found their leader in underclassman Keondre Hudgens, who rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Mark Wamhoff was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Woodberry Forest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Stiles Harper led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Another thorn in Trinity Episcopal's side was Charlie Sutton, who made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Several Titans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Taegan Logan, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt. Davion "FatRat" Brown was Logan's top target, picking up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Woodberry Forest pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Trinity Episcopal, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Woodberry Forest will challenge St. Mary's Ryken at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's Ryken will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Woodberry Forest surely won't give up without a fight. As for Trinity Episcopal, they will face off against St. Michael the Archangel at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Trinity Episcopal focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday.
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