Holmes County won against Rutherford last Friday with 34 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Holmes County Blue Devils came out on top against the Northview Chiefs by a score of 34-27. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Holmes County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Colby Powell out in front who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in rushing yards. Bowden Bailey was another key rusher, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Holmes County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northview lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dane King, who threw for 162 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Holmes County's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Northview, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Holmes County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-8 loss vs. Chipley on the 30th. Northview has also already played their next contest, a 14-0 defeat against Escambia County on the 27th.
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