Hearne has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Centerville Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Hearne is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lexington last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hearne was beaten by Lexington 64-7. While losing is never fun, Hearne can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 910th, while Lexington is ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, Centerville gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They pulled ahead with a 41-40 photo finish over Rogers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
It was another big night for Amarius Phillips, who rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Trae Phillips, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Centerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 460 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Hearne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Centerville, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hearne came up short against Centerville in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, falling 33-28. Can Hearne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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