The Thomas Jefferson Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Norcom Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thomas Jefferson is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Thomas Jefferson's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Amelia County, posting a 79-0 victory at home. The Vikings' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three matchups.
Isaiah Brown and Rashaud Cherry were among the main playmakers for Thomas Jefferson as the former rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries and the latter threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. Cherry also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes. Amare? Gough was Cherry's top target, picking up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Thomas Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Thomas Jefferson's defense and their 11 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kendrick Rodgers and Kai Thompson who racked up seven sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Norcom took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 39-7 win over Norview. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Pilots are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomas Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Norcom, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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