Football Recap: Jenkins Warriors vs. Islands Sharks
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jenkins). They blew past the Islands Sharks, posting a 71-13 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Sharks are ranked 410th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Demetrius Holloway was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 247 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Coray Stafford was another key player, gaining 117 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Jenkins' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Isaac Smith was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Although Islands took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Mclaughlin and Jayden Sutton.
The win (which was Jenkins' third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. As for Islands, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Jenkins will head out to challenge Johnson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 838 yards in their previous games. As for Islands, they will be playing at home against Long County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Long County's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so Islands' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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