Football Preview: Holy Cross Lancers vs. KIPP Cooper Norcross Titans
The Holy Cross Lancers will play host again on Friday to welcome the KIPP Cooper Norcross Titans, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Holy Cross: 6, KIPP Cooper Norcross: 13.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Holy Cross is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Bishop Eustace Prep 43-8 at home on Friday. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 25 points or more this season.
Emmanuel Doku was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Anthony Dambrosio was another key pass catcher, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 157.
Meanwhile, KIPP Cooper Norcross earned a 14-6 victory over Wildwood on Saturday.
Neo Echevarria and Jaheim Edmonson were among the main playmakers for KIPP Cooper Norcross as the former rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries and the latter picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Edmonson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
KIPP Cooper Norcross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Yah'San Cosby and Edmonson.
Holy Cross' win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for KIPP Cooper Norcross, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Holy Cross beat KIPP Cooper Norcross 29-20 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was KIPP Cooper Norcross' A'Shon Robinson, who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Holy Cross to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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