It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Halifax Academy can now relate to. They came up short against the Cary Christian Knights on Friday, falling 48-28. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 42-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Halifax Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason Burr, who threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Burr's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Oliver Anderson was Burr's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 41 yards.
Halifax Academy wouldn't let Cary Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Halifax Academy can thank Braxton Bennet and Aidan Hardee for forcing both of them.
Reed Harvey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 191 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 137 yards on only 12 carries for Cary Christian. Braden Reinalda was Harvey's top target, picking up 84 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Halifax Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Cary Christian, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Halifax Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cary Christian, they will head out to face off against Wayne Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cary Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 48 points per game this season.
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