Central East faced Grant in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bengals lost to the Pacers on the road by a 42-26 margin. The Bengals were down 42-20 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Central East lost, don't look at Jelani Dippel. Despite the final result, he threw for 290 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt.
Central East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zachary Goodwin and Lonzo Jenkins. Central East got some further help from Chris Perry: he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
Grant's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Thorne Watson, who rushed for 105 yards and three scores on only 14 carries. Koby Shabazz also helped out with an impressive 125 receiving yards.
Central East's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Grant, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Central East didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 44-20 victory against Turlock on the 5th. As for Grant, they have also already played their next game, a 15-7 defeat against Cardinal Newman on the 5th.
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