There's no place like home for Hunt, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They secured a 35-29 W over the West Johnston Wildcats on Friday. With that victory, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Hunt had a senior duo take command as Ny'Gir Alston gained 109 total yards and three touchdowns and Barnes Willoughby threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Alston also racked up 19 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
Hunt's defense made their presence known, laying out Josiah Wells. four times. In that department, Jameson Jones was the leader with two sacks. He is becoming a predictor of Hunt's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Hunt got some further help from Jayden Warren: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, West Johnston still got an impressive performance from Wells, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 169 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (106 yards to be exact) went to Dontrio Davis.
Hunt's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-4. As for West Johnston, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hunt will welcome Fike at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hunt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season. As for West Johnston, they will be playing at home against South Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Johnston also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 26.8 points per game.
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