Football Game Preview: William Floyd Colonials vs. Commack Cougars

By Team Reports Sep 26, 2024, 12:42pm

Football Preview: William Floyd Colonials vs. Commack Cougars

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William Floyd has gone 9-1 against Commack recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The William Floyd Colonials are taking a road trip to face off against the Commack Cougars at 1:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Saturday, William Floyd strolled past Lindenhurst with points to spare, taking the game 46-28. Given the Colonials' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

A.J. Cannet and Ja?Quan Thomas were among the main playmakers for William Floyd as the former rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Cannet a new career-high in rushing yards. Geovanni Alvarez was in the mix too, providing William Floyd with two touchdowns.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, William Floyd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

William Floyd's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Neo Dawson led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Commack at home against Riverhead on Saturday as the team secured a 43-13 victory.

William Floyd's record is now 2-0. As for Commack, the win got them back to even at 1-1.

William Floyd didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Commack when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-9 victory. Does William Floyd have another victory up their sleeve, or will Commack turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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