Football Preview: Highlands Scots vs. Kennedy Cougars
The Highlands Scots will venture away from home to take on the Kennedy Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Scots fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They walked away with a 32-20 victory over Foresthill on Friday. The Scots pushed the score to 32-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildfires cut but never quite recovered from.
Highlands' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Walter Lewis, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Jarrell Tyes was another key back, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Highlands wouldn't let Foresthill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Giovanni Rata was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing three fumbles and making ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, Kennedy came into Friday's matchup having lost 11 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against El Camino on Friday as Kennedy made off with a 34-8 win.
Highlands suffered a grim 55-30 defeat to Kennedy in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Thankfully for Highlands, Seth Patterson (who rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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