Two dominant signal callers in Tavis Coleman and Jamir Young are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shadow Creek Sharks will square off against the Fort Bend Bush Broncos on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
If Shadow Creek beats Fort Bend Bush with 62 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Sharks simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Sam Rayburn 62-0. The result was nothing new for the Sharks, who have now won six games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Shadow Creek's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was B.J. LaFell, who picked up 41 receiving yards and one TD, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. Jacier Pace was another key back, rushing for 93 yards and one score on only five carries.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of LaFell, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Fort Bend Bush hadn't beaten Fort Bend Dulles on the road since September 23, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Broncos really took it to the Vikings for the full four quarters, racking up a 53-10 victory. With the Broncos ahead 34-3 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Fort Bend Bush's win came from a few key players Shadow Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rokeeb Okunnu, who picked up 65 receiving yards and one TD, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 65 yards. Another back making a difference was Jamarion Jones, who rushed for 45 yards and a pair of scores.
Fort Bend Bush was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Fort Bend Bush didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Colin Contreras and Robert Bankhead. Fort Bend Bush is undefeated when Bankhead posts one or more interceptions, but 3-4 otherwise.
Shadow Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.4 points over those games. As for Fort Bend Bush, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
