Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 36-30 win over the De Kalb Bears. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Bulldogs were the better team in the second half.
Kamran Williams was a one-man wrecking crew for Jefferson as he rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Williams' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 13th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Love, who picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as De Kalb only rushed for 115.
Jefferson's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Justin Osborne and Lemarion Douglas.
De Kalb lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kayden Wherry, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. Jaylen White was in the mix too, providing De Kalb with two touchdowns.
Jefferson pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for De Kalb, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jefferson will take on Pittsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Jefferson's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for De Kalb, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Harmony at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. De Kalb is facing Harmony at the right time seeing as Harmony is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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