It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Andover can now relate to. They took a 24-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Cougars on Friday. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2021.
Despite the loss, Andover still got an impressive performance from Barrett Hill, who rushed for 48 yards and one TD, and also caught one score. That receiving touchdown marked the first that Hill has hauled in this season.
South found their leader in sophomore Izrael Telles, who threw for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Telles' passing game has become a key predictor of the Cougars' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 0-6 otherwise.
Andover's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for South, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.
Andover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South, they will take on Liberal at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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