The Chapel Hill Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Worthing Colts at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,046 yards in their previous games.
Chapel Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 44-35 win over Hargrave. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Falcons are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rickey Stewart was his usual excellent self, rushing for 331 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Cazden Holton also helped out as he racked up 104 rushing yards.
Chapel Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kelean Banks, Trevor Brooks, and Peaira Allen picked up one apiece. Brooks is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season. Joshua Castaneda was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 11 total tackles.
Chapel Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 519 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Worthing put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Almeta Crawford by a score of 35-28.
It was another big night for Vashawn Smith, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards. 95 of Smith's passing yards were hauled in by Kwame Roy.
Chapel Hill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.3 points per game. As for Worthing, their record now sits at 11-0.
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