With a playoff game on the line, Andover Central rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 49-42 win over the Bishop Miege Stags. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Jaguars, who until this matchup were averaging 14.46 points allowed.
Maddox Archibald continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 341 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Those 341 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Jefferson, who threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns.
Andover Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Loss or not, Bishop Miege got some senior leadership from Teryn Jackson and Marco Rodriguez. Jackson picked up 226 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Rodriguez threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Jackson is now averaging an impressive 102.8 receiving yards per game.
The victory was the eighth in a row for Andover Central, bringing their record for this year to 12-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.1 points per game. As for Bishop Miege, they moved to 5-8 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Andover Central nor Bishop Miege have any future games scheduled.
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