Football Recap: Arlington Heights Yellowjackets vs. Polytechnic Parrots
Arlington Heights never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to the Polytechnic Parrots for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-0 victory at home. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 31 points or more this season.
Leading Arlington Heights to victory were Kaeden Grant and Carson James. Grant threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, while James rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. James is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Yakeime Thomas was in the mix too, providing Arlington Heights with two touchdowns.
Arlington Heights wouldn't let Polytechnic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Chris Harris, Gabriel Jenkins, and Joseph Johnson picked up one apiece.
The win for Arlington Heights keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. As for Polytechnic, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Arlington Heights will challenge Saginaw at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Saginaw is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season. As for Polytechnic, they will square off against Paschal at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Paschal also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 37 points per game.
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