On Friday, Ashland-Greenwood faced Wahoo in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The contest between the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays and the Wahoo Warriors wasn't particularly close, with the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays falling 28-14. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bluejays of the 28-21 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Ashland-Greenwood lost, don't look at Cal Kissinger. Despite the final result, he picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Thomas Spears also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 118 receiving yards.
Ashland-Greenwood wouldn't let Wahoo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ashland-Greenwood can thank Spears and Landon Sobota for forcing both of them. Spears also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Kip Brigham had an outrageously good game for Wahoo as he rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, Brigham is now averaging an impressive 144 rushing yards per game. Harrison Krueger was another key player, picking up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Ashland-Greenwood's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Wahoo, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ashland-Greenwood will face off against Scotus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wahoo, they will challenge Aurora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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