The Milton Eagles will take on the Chattahoochee Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Milton has 14 wins dating back to last season, while Chattahoochee has four).
Milton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Blessed Trinity, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Milton was ranked first). Milton strolled past Blessed Trinity with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-14.
Milton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Nickel, who threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 31 yards. CJ Wiley was Nickel's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Milton's defense and their seven sacks. Billy Weivoda was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 3.5himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. AJ Benton was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Chattahoochee didn't have done well against Centennial recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Chattahoochee came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial , sneaking past 29-26. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Luke Priester continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 413 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 113 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. 148 of those passing yards were hauled in by Dj Avery.
Milton pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Chattahoochee, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
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