Andover is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Andover Central is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Andover Trojans will face off against the Andover Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Andover Central heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Andover took over last week. Andover walked away with a 21-14 victory over Salina Central on Friday.
Meanwhile, Andover Central faced Eisenhower in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Andover Central pulled ahead with a 27-26 photo finish over Eisenhower.
Maddox Archibald was his usual excellent self, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jace Jefferson, who threw for 158 yards on 11 of 20 attempts.
Andover Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jace Adler and Dawson Rodd.
Andover now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Andover Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Andover took a serious blow against Andover Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 43-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jefferson, who threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Andover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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