A well-balanced attack led Greenfield-Central over New Castle in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Greenfield-Central Cougars blew the New Castle Trojans out of the water with a 49-14 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greenfield-Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Payton Foley, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Foley has posted since back in August. Dallas Freeman was another key player, rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Greenfield-Central wouldn't let New Castle keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greenfield-Central can thank Jacob Vanosdol and Zach Blevens for forcing both of them. Blevens is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in New Castle's side was Cooper Hinton, who made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greenfield-Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Greenfield-Central and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for New Castle, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Greenfield-Central will be playing at home against Beech Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield-Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for New Castle, they will head out to challenge Pendleton Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Keaton Jones and Caleb Clapp.
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