Football Recap: Williamsville Bullets vs. Carlinville Cavaliers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Williamsville had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Carlinville Cavaliers 49-14. The win was nothing new for the Bullets as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Leading Williamsville to victory were Braddock Cates and Mason Johnson. Cates rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns, while Johnson rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Those 87 rushing yards gave Johnson a new career-high. Jackson Sanders also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Williamsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Carlinville still got an impressive performance from Triston Thompson, who picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards. Thompson was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 56 yards.
Williamsville pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Carlinville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
As of now, neither Williamsville nor Carlinville have any future games scheduled.
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