Football Preview: Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders vs. Northwood Academy Chargers
The Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders will challenge the Northwood Academy Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Camden Military for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Highlanders considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Northwood Academy got the win against Augusta Christian on Friday by a conclusive 28-6. Considering the Chargers have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Northwood Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austyn Grady led the charge by throwing for 174 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Grady a new career-high in rushing yards (13). Another back making a difference was Kaven Ford, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Northwood Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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