The Jefferson County Warriors will head out to take on the Bleckley County Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson County will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Jefferson County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Dublin on Friday. They were outmatched by the Fighting Irish at home and fell 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Bleckley County was not quite Washington County's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell to the Golden Hawks 21-17. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bleckley County might have lost, but man, Kam'Ryn Everett was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 173 yards and a touchdown. Everett's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Bleckley County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bleckley County wouldn't let Washington County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jamaury Elvine, Amarian Burns, and Burns picked up one apiece.
Jefferson County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Bleckley County, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3.
Jefferson County was dealt a bruising 42-2 defeat at the hands of Bleckley County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bleckley County's Joshua Stanley, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Now that Jefferson County 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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