Football Preview: Woodlawn Colonels vs. Homewood Patriots
The Woodlawn Colonels will head out on the road to face off against the Homewood Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodlawn, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Homewood's (thus far) undefeated season.
Woodlawn lost 48-27 to Minor on Thursday.
Woodlawn's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Andre Russell, who threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns, and Kharon Lewis, who picked up 163 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lewis is now averaging an impressive 114 receiving yards per game.
Even though they lost, Woodlawn was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 481 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Homewood on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Mortimer Jordan out of the water with a 49-21 final score. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Will Myers and his top target Tomon Felton. Myers threw for 340 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes while Felton picked up 161 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Felton's longest reception was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Kylen Newell did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 130 receiving yards.
Homewood wouldn't let Mortimer Jordan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Homewood can thank Henry Templeton and Eric Davidson for forcing both of them.
Woodlawn's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Homewood, their record now sits at 3-0.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Woodlawn has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 267.3 passing yards per game. Homewood, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 161 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Woodlawn was taken down by Homewood 49-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can Woodlawn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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