Football Recap: Elijah Nunnelly Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Charles Henderson

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Previous 4 Games

09/19/25 - Away	35-21 W
09/20/24 - Home	63-6 W
08/27/21 - Away	50-0 W
08/28/20 - Away	27-13 W

The third road match was the charm for Montgomery Catholic, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over the Charles Henderson Trojans on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won four in a row.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Montgomery Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Nunnelly, who picked up 184 receiving yards and three TDs. Nunnelly really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Cj Sankey, who threw for 352 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes.

Montgomery Catholic's run defense was locked in: Charles Henderson could only muster 0.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Sal Barranco for the heroic effort on defense: he. Montgomery Catholic's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.7.

Montgomery Catholic's defense also made the game a nightmare for Kellen Stewart., racking up nine sacks. Charles Henderson's QB won't forget Cayden Dees anytime soon given he sacked him four times. Dees is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last three games he's played. Kenneth Bell was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.

Although Charles Henderson took the loss, they still got scores from Joshaun Daniel, Braylon Banks, and Jam Burney.

Montgomery Catholic picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Charles Henderson, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.

Montgomery Catholic will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Carroll at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. As for Charles Henderson, they will welcome Benjamin Russell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Wildcats have now posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.