The New Kent Trojans will take on the Hopewell Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopewell took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on New Kent, who comes in off a win.
New Kent is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Jamestown: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Trojans blew the Eagles out of the water with a 40-0 final score. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 34 points or more this season.
Benjamin Christian
| 10/31/25 @ Grafton | 260 |
| 09/18/25 @ Tabb | 175 |
| 09/26/25 vs Smithfield | 159 |
| 10/16/25 vs Bruton | 157 |
| 11/07/25 @ Jamestown | 152 |
| + 5 more games |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Benjamin Christian and Sherman ''Trey'' Wynn. Christian rushed for 152 yards and four scores while picking up 8.4 yards per carry while ''Trey'' Wynn rushed for 132 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries. Christian is becoming a predictor of New Kent's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
New Kent was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. They are a perfect 6-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
New Kent didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Owen Payne. New Kent received some extra help from Ryan Holley, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Meanwhile, Hopewell ended up a good deal behind Thomas Dale on Friday and lost 36-22. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Knights are ranked 25th).
New Kent has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 6.64 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.37 in the others. As for Hopewell, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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