The Kinnelon Colts will square off against the Boonton Bombers on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kinnelon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Pequannock on Friday. They were dealt a 34-7 defeat at the hands of the Golden Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Golden Panthers are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, Boonton lost to Mountain Lakes at home by a 42-23 margin on Friday. The Bombers haven't had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Drew Cabalar, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Sylas White was another key back, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Boonton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Boonton wouldn't let Mountain Lakes keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. White was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Kinnelon now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Boonton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Kinnelon skirted past Boonton 31-28 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was White, who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kinnelon still be able to contain White? There's only one way to find out.
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