Football Recap: Alexander Central Cougars vs. Wilkes Central Eagles
Alexander Central won the last time they faced Wilkes Central, and things went their way on Friday too. The Alexander Central Cougars blew past the Wilkes Central Eagles 54-14 at home. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Eagles are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Alexander Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sawyer Chapman-Mays, who rushed for 66 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Chapman-Mays is now averaging an impressive 2.5 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Wade Queen, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown.
Queen wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Alexander Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
The victory got Alexander Central back to even at 1-1. As for Wilkes Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Alexander Central is headed away from home for the first time to square off against North Iredell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexander Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Wilkes Central, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on R-S Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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