On Friday, everything came up roses for the Habersham Central Raiders on the road against the Alcovy Tigers as the team secured a 52-17 win.
Habersham Central found their leader in underclassman Paris Wilbanks, who threw for 158 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards. Wilbanks has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Zeke Whittington was another key player, picking up 72 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Habersham Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Habersham Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braydon Strickland and Landyn Savage.
Despite the loss, Alcovy still got an impressive performance from Nick Slidell, who rushed for 88 yards on only six carries.
Habersham Central's record now sits at 3-5. As for Alcovy, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Habersham Central will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Apalachee at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. As for Alcovy, they will challenge Lamar County at 9:55 p.m. on Wednesday. Lamar County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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