The Pearl-Cohn Firebirds have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome PURE Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. PURE Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pearl-Cohn, who comes in off a win.
Pearl-Cohn is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Creek Wood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pearl-Cohn blew Creek Wood out of the water with a 41-7 final score. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Red Hawks are ranked 143rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Javion Kinnard had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lj Funk, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pearl-Cohn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Pearl-Cohn's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kendrick Johnson and Joshua Sims. Another thorn in Creek Wood's side was Davontae Anderson, who forced two fumbles and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, PURE Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 57-6 loss at the hands of Terry.
Pearl-Cohn's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for PURE Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Pearl-Cohn against PURE Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-14 win. In that matchup, Pearl-Cohn amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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