Vancleave is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. After each having a week off, they and the Northeast Jones Tigers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vancleave is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Moss Point, posting a 69-18 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Jhairus Todd
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Vancleave didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bradyn Woodworth and Jhairus Todd. Todd has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Vancleave got some further help from Aiden Hall: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Northeast Jones was able to grind out a solid win over Seminary last Friday, taking the game 16-7.
The critical scores for Northeast Jones came from Ajadian Pugh and Eli Maxey.
Vancleave's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Northeast Jones, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Vancleave has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 289.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northeast Jones struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.4 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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