Football Recap: Montgomery Central Snaps Six-Game Streak of Losses at Home

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Previous 5 Games

10/10/25 - Home	24-8 W
10/11/24 - Away	35-28 W
10/06/23 - Home	10-21 L
10/07/22 - Away	0-42 L
10/07/21 - Home	14-31 L

There's no place like home for Montgomery Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 24-8 win over the Ledford Panthers on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Timberwolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The critical scores for Montgomery Central came from Imon Freeman, Noah Rodriguez, and Kelly Harrington.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Montgomery Central proved: they limited Ledford to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The Timberwolves' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.8.

Montgomery Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Aiden Sheperd.

Despite the loss, Ledford still got an impressive performance from Cole Davis, who picked up 101 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Montgomery Central's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-3. As for Ledford, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Montgomery Central has already played their next matchup, a 21-13 defeat against Lexington Senior on the 17th. As for Ledford, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Randleman at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th.