Centennial hasn't had much luck against Grandview Heights recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Centennial Stars will look to defend their home field against the Grandview Heights Bobcats at 7:00 p.m.
Centennial's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northland on Thursday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-0. Having soared to a lofty 52 points in the game before, the Stars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Grandview Heights put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Worthington Christian 49-21 on the road. The Bobcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Henry Ohlinger was his usual excellent self, rushing for 339 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grandview Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Grandview Heights, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Centennial came up short against Grandview Heights in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 26-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ohlinger, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Centennial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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