The Chattahoochee Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Milton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Chattahoochee has four wins , while Milton has 14 dating back to last season).
Chattahoochee will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in August (they won by 38) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Centennial 29-26. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Luke Priester was his usual excellent self, throwing for 413 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 113 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (135 yards to be exact) went to Eberechukwu (Eb) Bailey.
Meanwhile, Milton faced Blessed Trinity in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Milton strolled past Blessed Trinity with points to spare, taking the game 28-14.
Milton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke Nickel, who threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 31 yards. CJ Wiley was Nickel's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Milton's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. Blessed Trinity's QB won't forget Billy Weivoda anytime soon given he sacked him 3.5 times. Weivoda also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in Blessed Trinity's side was AJ Benton, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Chattahoochee pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Milton, their record now sits at 4-0.
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