Collierville had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They breezed by the Rossview Hawks to the tune of 38-3 on Friday. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
John Hampton went supernova for Collierville, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns. Those 181 rushing yards gave Hampton a new career-high.
Collierville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 128.
Collierville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kylan Holmes and Luke Roeder. Holmes has been hot , having also posted at least one defended passe the last seven times he's played. Collierville got some further help from Tristian Euell: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Collierville pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.3 points per game. As for Rossview, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.
Collierville will be playing in front of their home fans against Germantown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Collierville's defense has only allowed 8.3 points per game this season, so Germantown's offense will have their work cut out for them. Rossview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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