Jackson County won the last time they faced Apalachee, and things went their way on Friday too. The Jackson County Panthers took down the Apalachee Wildcats 25-6. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Wildcats are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Jackson County came from Jacob Coombs, RJ Knapp III, and Daylan Maxwell.
Jackson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apalachee only rushed for 95.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jackson County's defense and their four sacks. Apalachee's QB won't forget Kane Berryman anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Berryman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Despite the loss, Apalachee still got an impressive performance from Favian Williford, who rushed for 121 yards, and also picked up 46 receiving yards.
Jackson County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Apalachee, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jackson County will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Winder-Barrow at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Winder-Barrow will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Jackson County surely won't give up without a fight. Apalachee will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Alcovy at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Nick Slidell and Williford.
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