Football Recap: Maplewood Tigers vs. Kennedy Catholic
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maplewood). They blew past Kennedy Catholic 55-12 at home on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
It was another big night for Andrew Proper, who rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kyle Jordan, who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Maplewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Maplewood pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Kennedy Catholic, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Maplewood will venture away from home to challenge Conneaut Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maplewood is facing Conneaut Area at the right time seeing as Conneaut Area is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Kennedy Catholic, they will take on Iroquois at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Iroquois' defense has only allowed 16.4 points per game this season, so Kennedy Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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