If Powhatan was riding high fresh off their 28-7 takedown of James River Midlothian last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Powhatan Indians took a hard 36-17 fall against the Huguenot Falcons on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Falcons are ranked 23rd).
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ben Whitver, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown. Whitver was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 61 yards.
Huguenot had a senior duo take command as John Washington rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries and Linwood Johnson threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Those 168 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Washington. Markel Dabney was in the mix as well, providing Huguenot with two touchdowns.
Powhatan's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Huguenot, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Powhatan has already played their next game, a 41-20 defeat against L.C. Bird on the 4th. As for Huguenot, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 61-20 win against James River Midlothian on the 3rd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
