Football Preview: Althoff Catholic Crusaders vs. Camp Point Central Panthers
The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will challenge the Camp Point Central Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Althoff Catholic comes in on 12 and Camp Point Central on 11.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 54-7 win over Casey-Westfield. Considering the Crusaders have won ten contests by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Althoff Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Dierre Hill Jr, who gained 160 total yards and four touchdowns, and Jayden Ellington, who threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Brown, who gained 65 total yards and a touchdown.
Althoff Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Casey-Westfield only rushed for 67.
Meanwhile, Camp Point Central won against Calhoun/Brussels on Saturday with 16 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Camp Point Central came out on top against Calhoun/Brussels by a score of 16-7. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly nine points.
The critical scores for Camp Point Central came from Elijah Genenbacher and Nate Peters.
Camp Point Central wouldn't let Calhoun/Brussels keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jase Wallace was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Althoff Catholic pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.7 points. As for Camp Point Central, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Althoff Catholic has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 236 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Camp Point Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 326.3. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Althoff Catholic suffered a grim 42-22 defeat to Camp Point Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Althoff Catholic was down 30-0.
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