The Dacula Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Collins Hill Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dacula will be strutting in after a win while Collins Hill will be coming in after a defeat.
Dacula will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Mountain View on Friday. The Falcons blew past the Bears, posting a 61-24 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Bears are ranked 285th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garrison G Cantrell
| 10/17/25 @ Mountain View | 4 |
| 09/26/25 @ Discovery | 3 |
| 08/22/25 vs Meadowcreek | 3 |
| 10/03/25 vs Mill Creek | 2 |
| 09/12/25 @ Lanier | 2 |
A big part of Dacula's win came down to the chemistry between Garrison G Cantrell and his top target Isaac Kareem-Maman. G Cantrell threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes while Kareem-Maman picked up 122 receiving yards and three TDs. Those four passing touchdowns gave G Cantrell a new career-high. Marck Horace handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
Dacula was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. They are 4-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Dacula didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kobi Brown and Ace Turner.
Meanwhile, Collins Hill fought the good fight in their overtime game against Mill Creek last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 20-14 to the Hawks. The Eagles gained 83 more yards on the day, but it was the Hawks that made the best use of them.
Dacula will need to focus on slowing down Jamel Tuff, one of several Collins Hill players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 104 receiving yards and one score. Another player making a difference was Atticus Joseph, who picked up 99 receiving yards and one TD.
Even if they lost, Collins Hill's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Katrell Webb and Valiaku Kargbo, who each picked up one sack apiece.
The victory got Dacula back to even at 4-4. As for Collins Hill, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Dacula has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 205.6 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Collins Hill, though, as they've been averaging only 69.5 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Dacula suffered a grim 53-28 defeat to Collins Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Falcons were down 32-9.
