Kenwood is 0-6 against Henry County since September of 2017 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Henry County will be up against a hot Kenwood squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Knights' defense stepped up to hand Northeast a 24-0 shutout two weeks ago. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Knights just coasted through the last quarter.
Christian James
| 10/09/25 vs Northeast | 128.5 |
| 08/22/25 @ Hillsboro | 103.6 |
| 09/26/25 @ Northwest | 95.8 |
| 08/29/25 @ White House-Heritage | 75 |
| 09/05/25 vs Kirkwood | 42.4 |
It was another big night for Christian James, who rushed for 45 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 144 yards and one TD on only 12 passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (128.5).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Kenwood's defense and their four sacks. Cayson Jackson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Jayde Davis got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Henry County). They blew past Northwest, posting a 52-7 victory. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Henry County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Kenwood, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Kenwood took a serious blow against Henry County when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 52-20. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Knights were down 38-6.
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