Football Recap: Brookwood Comes Up Short

Brookwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Valwood Valiants 38-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Warriors of the 77-42 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.

Pearce Hightower threw for 114 yards on eight of 26 attempts. Seth Boggs was his top target, picking up 51 receiving yards. On the ground, James Mizell rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.

Valwood found their leader in freshman Asher Wells, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 88 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Wells a new career-high in rushing yards. Valwood also got a significant boost from Braylon Neal, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.

Brookwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Valwood, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

Brookwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valwood, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 27-21 defeat against Tiftarea Academy on the 1st.

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