With a playoff game on the line, West Philadelphia rose to the challenge on Saturday. They snuck past Boys' Latin Charter with a 34-28 victory. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Speedboys were the better team in the second half.
West Philadelphia wouldn't let Boys' Latin Charter keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Zahfir Cleveland, Sa'Iyd Harper-Haines, and Amin Winston picked up one apiece. Cleveland also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because West Philadelphia is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Norell Warrick was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles.
West Philadelphia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Despite the loss, Boys' Latin Charter had strong showings from Jeremiah Roach, who threw for 161 yards and a touchdown, and Rymir Munson, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Roach also racked up 27 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023.
West Philadelphia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Boys' Latin Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
West Philadelphia will venture away from home to square off against Martin Luther King at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. West Philadelphia is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games. Boys' Latin Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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