Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grafton). They walked away with a 64-57 victory over the Clay County Panthers on Friday. With that win, the Bearcats brought their scoring average up to 26.9 points per game.
Grafton had a senior duo take command as Cam Foley threw for 373 yards and eight touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt and Dillan America picked up 217 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, America is now averaging an impressive 100.6 receiving yards per game. Cash Nestor helped Foley out on the ground, rushing for 143 yards.
When it comes to explaining why Clay County lost, don't look at Noah Collins. Despite the final result, he threw for 544 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, he's the match marked his fifth straight with at least 306 dating back to last season. Joel Elliott was Collins' top target, picking up 191 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Grafton's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Clay County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Grafton is taking a road trip to challenge Buckhannon-Upshur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering Buckhannon-Upshur has lost four straight at home and Grafton six straight on the road (dating back to last season), this one might come down to who's more desperate to change their momentum. As for Clay County, they will welcome Poca at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clay County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.7 points per game this season.
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