If Centennial was riding high off their 34-0 takedown of Discovery last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Centennial Knights fell just short of the Chattahoochee Cougars by a score of 29-26 on Friday. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
When it comes to explaining why Centennial lost, don't look at Hunter Campbell. Despite the final result, he threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes.
Luke Priester was his usual excellent self, throwing for 413 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 113 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry for Chattahoochee. That's the most rushing yards Priester has posted since back in October of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (135 yards to be exact) went to Eberechukwu (Eb) Bailey.
Having lost for the first time this season, Centennial fell to 4-1. As for Chattahoochee, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Centennial will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Chapel Hill at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th. As for Chattahoochee, they will face off against Milton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Milton's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Chattahoochee's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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