After flying high against Wilkinson County last Friday, Jefferson County came back down to earth. The Jefferson County Tigers took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Holmes County Central Jaguars on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Jaguars are ranked 25th).
When it comes to explaining why Jefferson County lost, don't look at Royale Shelvy. Despite the final result, he rushed for 167 yards while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 108 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jefferson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holmes County Central only rushed for 114.
Garrison Davis had an outrageously good game for Holmes County Central as he threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Jaiden Tucker also helped out as he racked up 111 receiving yards.
Jefferson County's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Holmes County Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Jefferson County will head out to take on Crystal Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Holmes County Central, they will take on Florence at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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