Football Preview: Corvian Community Cardinals vs. Community School of Davidson Spartans
The Corvian Community Cardinals will challenge the Community School of Davidson Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Community School of Davidson is hoping to do what Carver couldn't on Friday: put an end to Corvian Community's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Corvian Community claimed a resounding 53-24 victory over Carver at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
It was another big night for Cam Johnson, who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.9 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Corvian Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Corvian Community didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as BJ McAdoo, Johnson, and AJ Jackson Jr. picked up one apiece. What's more, he's the matchup marked his fourth straight with at least 101 dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Community School of Davidson). They blew past Winston-Salem Prep 51-0 at home on Friday. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 29.3 points per game.
Community School of Davidson can attribute much of their success to Jake Johnson, who threw for 163 yards and four touchdowns.
Community School of Davidson's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Collin Klebe and Oliver Morris, who racked up five sacks between them. Morris also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Community School of Davidson is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Corvian Community pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Community School of Davidson, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Corvian Community has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 243.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Community School of Davidson, though, as they've been averaging only 91.4. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Corvian Community came up short against Community School of Davidson when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 35-28. Will Corvian Community have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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