The Godby Cougars will square off against the Gadsden County Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
Godby took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 59-7 win over Leon. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 46 point advantage.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Lazarus Chambers and his top target Demaris Bunion. Chambers threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes while Bunion gained 206 total yards and two touchdowns. Bunion got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible69 yards. 99 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jerrell Hall, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Godby was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 422 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leon only gained 72.
Godby's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. Leading the way was Devin Anderson and his two interceptions.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Gadsden County beat McCallie 27-23 on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Jaguars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 40th in Florida, while the Blue Tornado are ranked sixth in Tennessee).
Kemarrion Battles went supernova for Gadsden County, rushing for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. Another rusher making a difference was Tristen Davis, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
The victory snapped Godby's losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record. As for Gadsden County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Godby ended up a good deal behind Gadsden County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 46-28. Can Godby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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