It was a proper cat-fight when Alexander Central challenged Hibriten on Friday. The Alexander Central Cougars enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over the Hibriten Panthers. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 32-31 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Leading Alexander Central to victory were Wade Queen and Sawyer Chapman-Mays. Queen threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, while Chapman-Mays rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Alexander Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Alexander Central's record is now 4-5. As for Hibriten, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Alexander Central will head out to take on Ashe County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hibriten, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Freedom at 7:30 p.m.
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