It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Greenwood had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mountain Home Bombers a 42-0 shutout. The win was just business as usual for the Bulldogs, who after 12 games remain undefeated this season.
It was another big night for Kane Archer, who threw for 314 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of Archer's aerial production (119 yards to be exact) went to Grant Karnes, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Greenwood wouldn't let Mountain Home keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greenwood can thank Kaylor Jasna and Gage Hanna for forcing both of them. Hanna has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Paul Brixey was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Greenwood's victory bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Mountain Home, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
Greenwood will square off against Shiloh Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Greenwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Shiloh Christian likes a good challenge. Mountain Home does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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