It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cary Christian had no problem doing just that on Friday. They slipped by the John Paul II Catholic Saints 14-13. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by just one point.
It was another big night for Reed Harvey, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 228 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (99 yards to be exact) went to Philip Wentz.
Despite the loss, John Paul II Catholic still got an impressive performance from Gentry McMinn, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. McMinn showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards.
The win (which was Cary Christian's fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their rushing production: they averaged an imposing 152 rushing yards in those games compared to only 152 in the others. As for John Paul II Catholic, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-4.
As of now, neither Cary Christian nor John Paul II Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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