On Friday, the Habersham Central Raiders lost to the Clarke Central Gladiators at home by a 44-28 margin. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Gladiators are ranked 96th).
Habersham Central's loss came despite strong showings from Zeke Whittington and Paris Wilbanks. Whittington picked up 130 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Wilbanks threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns. Whittington showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 59 yards. Habersham Central also got a significant boost from Donnie Warren, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Clarke Central had a senior duo take command as Hezekiah Millender threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns and Corey Watkins Jr gained 191 total yards and three touchdowns. Watkins Jr's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Habersham Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Clarke Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Habersham Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 52-17 victory against Alcovy on the 11th. Clarke Central has also already played their next contest, a 54-20 win against Loganville on the 11th.
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