On Thursday Haywood will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Covington Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Haywood is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Hardin County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Haywood blew Hardin County out of the water with a 56-7 final score. Given the Tomcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Tigers are ranked 231st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Graves had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 121 yards, and also threw for 82 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 82 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Caydan Sanders, who threw for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Covington). They blew past Liberty Tech Magnet 62-6 at home on Friday. The win was just business as usual for the Chargers, who after seven games remain undefeated this season.
Haywood pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Covington, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Haywood strolled past Covington when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a score of 34-17. Does Haywood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Covington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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