Football Recap: Stranahan Mighty Dragons vs. Central Rockets
Monday just wasn't the day for Stranahan's offense. They were outmatched by the Central Rockets on the road and fell 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Mighty Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Rockets are ranked fourth).
Jaeden Phillips threw for 167 yards on 12 of 21 attempts.
Opious Knox Jr was his top target, picking up 54 receiving yards. On the ground,
Jimmy Blanc Jr. rushed for 28 yards.
A big part of Central's victory came down to the chemistry between Anthony Mcqueen and his top target Anjuan Coleman Jr.. Mcqueen threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Coleman Jr. gained 92 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Coleman Jr. a new career-high in rushing yards (39).
Stranahan's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-4. As for Central, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Stranahan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 48-3 victory against Pompano Beach on the 24th. Central has also already played their next contest, a 41-7 win against Somerset Academy on the 25th.
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