Football Recap: Jefferson County Tigers vs. Wesson Cobras
Jefferson County extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Royale Shelvy. The Jefferson County Tigers walked away with a 46-34 victory over the Wesson Cobras on Friday thanks in part to Shelvy, who rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Another player making a difference was Jaekwon Collins, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass. He has been hot , having posted six or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
Jefferson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Damarion Smith and Deshawn Smith certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Damarion picked up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Deshawn gained 142 total yards and three touchdowns.
Jefferson County pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Wesson, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 7-2.
Jefferson County will challenge Hazlehurst at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.3 points per game this season. Wesson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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