Princeton has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Richlands Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Princeton is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Rosewood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Princeton blew Rosewood out of the water with a 48-7 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Princeton found their leader in underclassman Teo Mcphatter, who rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for ten yards and a touchdown. Mcphatter is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Austin Lewallen, who gained 71 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Princeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rosewood only rushed for 62.
Meanwhile, Richlands put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 57-0 victory over South Lenoir at home. Give the Wildcats' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Princeton's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Richlands, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Princeton came up short against Richlands when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 27-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richlands' Caleb Simco, who threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, and also rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that Princeton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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