Huguenot put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the James River Midlothian Rapids 61-20 at home. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Rapids are ranked 190th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Huguenot's victory came down to the chemistry between Linwood Johnson and his top target Iveon Lewis. Johnson threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes while Lewis picked up 286 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lewis is now averaging an impressive 113.2 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of John Washington, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Huguenot didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Markel Dabney and Kaemon Smith. Smith has been hot recently, having also posted at least one interception the last three times he's played.
Huguenot's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for James River Midlothian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Huguenot didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 32-7 victory against Manchester on the 11th. As for James River Midlothian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cosby at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th. Cosby will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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