Football Recap: Cambridge Bears vs. Centennial Knights
Cambridge put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Centennial Knights by a score of 46-39. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
A big part of Cambridge's victory came down to the chemistry between Weston Taylor and his top target Craig Dandridge. Taylor threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.4 yards per attempt while Dandridge picked up 221 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Dandridge torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 72 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (106 yards to be exact) also went to Hudson Cocchiara.
Cambridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brennan Counts and Dandridge. Counts is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Centennial lost, don't look at Caleb Barbas. Despite the final result, he rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those 181 rushing yards gave Barbas a new career-high.
Cambridge's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Kell the next time they take the field. Centennial will head out to face Kell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Cambridge will host them at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
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