Clearwater Central Catholic has gone 4-0 against Indian Rocks Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will square off against the Indian Rocks Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Clearwater Central Catholic is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Clearwater Central Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Trinity Catholic on the road to the tune of 55-7 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Jershaun Newton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 242 yards and two touchdowns. Nasir Hutchinson was in the mix as well, providing Clearwater Central Catholic with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clearwater Central Catholic's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Keo Jenkins was the leader with three. Johnny Richardson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Indian Rocks Christian earned a 28-20 victory over St. Petersburg Catholic two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Anderson Dumm and Hogue Haydon were among the main playmakers for Indian Rocks Christian as the former rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Dumm also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending a pass.
Clearwater Central Catholic's record now sits at 5-0. As for Indian Rocks Christian, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Clearwater Central Catholic against Indian Rocks Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 42-14 victory. In that contest, Clearwater Central Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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