Two dominant backs in Dierre Hill Jr and Luke Karras are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will welcome the Casey-Westfield Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Althoff Catholic sitting on 11 straight wins and Casey-Westfield on three.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 43-21 margin over Carrollton. Considering the Crusaders have won nine matches by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Althoff Catholic found their leader in sophomore Jayden Ellington, who rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Hill Jr, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Althoff Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Stephen Ache and Xavier Chapman.
Meanwhile, Casey-Westfield never let their opponents score on Saturday. They took down Brown County 16-0. The 16-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Casey-Westfield came from Ryan Richards and Nolan Clement.
Althoff Catholic's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.5 points. As for Casey-Westfield, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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