With a playoff game on the line, Cary Christian rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 48-28 margin over the Halifax Academy Vikings. Considering the Knights have won seven matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Reed Harvey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 191 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 137 yards on only 12 carries. Braden Reinalda also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Cary Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 95 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 178.7.
Halifax Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mason Burr, who threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Burr's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Oliver Anderson was Burr's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 41 yards.
Cary Christian's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Halifax Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Cary Christian will face off against Wayne Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cary Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. Halifax Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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