It was a proper cat-fight when Central faced off against Starr's Mill on Friday. The Central Lions fell just short of the Starr's Mill Panthers by a score of 38-35. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (31), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Central saw an underclassman step up: Jr Harris threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 40 yards. Jonaz Walton was another key player, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Logan Inagawa was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes for Starr's Mill. The dominant performance gave Inagawa a new career-high in rushing yards. Starr's Mill also got a significant boost from Jeremiah Potter, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Central's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for Starr's Mill, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Harris County the next time they take the field. Starr's Mill will head out to face Harris County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Central will host them at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
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