The Andover Central Jaguars will take on the Bishop Miege Stags at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Andover Central is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Andover Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Buhler 41-14. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 24 points or more this season.
A big part of Andover Central's win came down to the chemistry between Jace Jefferson and his top target Brandt Stupka. Jefferson threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes while Stupka picked up 138 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Andover Central wouldn't let Buhler keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Andover Central can thank Jace Adler and Gaige Hurley for forcing both of them. Hurley also set a new season high mark in sacks with three.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Miege). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Tonganoxie 48-13. Given the Stags' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Chieftains are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Bishop Miege's victory came down to the chemistry between Marco Rodriguez and his top target Teryn Jackson. Rodriguez threw for 457 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per attempt while Jackson picked up 273 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bishop Miege also got a significant boost from Nick Nabazas, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
Andover Central pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for Bishop Miege, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Saturday's match might be decided in the trenches. Andover Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 172.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Bishop Miege, though, as they've been averaging only 72.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Andover Central took a serious blow against Bishop Miege when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 68-7. Can Andover Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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