Jefferson County is 1-6 against Magee since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jefferson County Tigers will square off against the Magee Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jefferson County comes in on seven and Magee on 11.
Jefferson County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Tylertown with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. 38 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Jamari Tenner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Those 156 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Jefferson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Jefferson County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaekwon Collins, Jermall Williams, and De?nthony Miller picked up one apiece. Williams has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 24 times he's played.
Meanwhile, Magee beat Kemper County 21-12 on Friday.
It was another big night for Kendarious Porter, who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards.
Magee's victory bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Jefferson County, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant wideouts against one another: Royale Shelvy and Porter. Shelvy just won't slow down this season and has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 164.6 passing yards per game. Porter has been a dominant force too and has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 18.6 receiving yards per game.
Jefferson County came out on top in a nail-biter against Magee in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 30-27. Will Jefferson County repeat their success, or does Magee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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