Central was the 49-7 winner over Ironwood when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Central Bobcats were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 27-26 to the Ironwood Eagles.
Khavontae Paul was nothing short of spectacular for Ironwood: he rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Ironwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Central will look to defend their home field on Friday against Dobson at 7:00 p.m. As for Ironwood, they will welcome South Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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