South Rowan and West Henderson squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but South Rowan had to settle for second. The contest between them and the West Henderson Falcons wasn't particularly close, with the South Rowan Raiders falling 27-12.
Despite the loss, South Rowan had strong showings from Brooks Overcash, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Marshal Faw, who picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown. Faw really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
West Henderson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Da'Zion Murray out in front who rushed for 148 yards while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Murray has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Cade Young, who threw for 126 yards and a touchdown.
South Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 5-6. As for West Henderson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
South Rowan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Henderson, they will square off against North Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Lincoln will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something West Henderson surely won't give up without a fight.
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