Football Preview: Stephenson Jaguars vs. Calhoun Yellow Jackets
The Stephenson Jaguars will square off against the Calhoun Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Stephenson sitting on eight straight wins and Calhoun on nine.
Stephenson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Southeast Bulloch 36-3. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won seven matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Anthony Booker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 231 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 53 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Another player making a difference was Romando Craddock, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Stephenson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Stephenson wouldn't let Southeast Bulloch keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Stephenson can thank Kwame Green Jr. and Jerome Johnson for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Stephenson got some further help from Sergio Mason: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Peach County typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Calhoun proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 38-28. 38 seems to be a good number for the Yellow Jackets as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Calhoun pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.3 points per game. As for Stephenson, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
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