Football Preview: Knox Central Panthers vs. Bell County Bobcats
After three games on the road, Knox Central is heading back home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Bell County Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Knox Central will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Knox Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by McCreary Central on the road to the tune of 40-12 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Bell County waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 14-3 victory over the Rockets. The 14-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bell County relied on the efforts of Kaleb Miller, who rushed for 209 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and Blake Burnett, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown. Miller showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards.
Bell County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Bell County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Everage and Cayden Huff.
Knox Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Bell County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Knox Central might still be hurting after the 52-28 loss they got from Bell County when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Knox Central, Daniel Thomas (who rushed for 251 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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