Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Winder-Barrow). They enjoyed a cozy 57-43 win over the Habersham Central Raiders on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldoggs.
Demetrius "Mj" Dowdy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 347 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Camden Hodge was another key player, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Winder-Barrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 459 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Paris Wilbanks and Zeke Whittington certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Wilbanks threw for 466 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.8% of his passes, while Whittington picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Habersham Central is 2-1 when Whittington posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 0-3 otherwise. Donnie Warren helped Wilbanks out on the ground, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Winder-Barrow's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Habersham Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Winder-Barrow will head out to take on Loganville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Winder-Barrow is facing Loganville at the right time seeing as Loganville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Habersham Central, they will welcome Clarke Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Wilbanks and Hezekiah Millender.
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