Ben's Ford Christian and Newton County Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Ben's Ford Christian had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Newton County Academy Generals on the road and fell 49-12. The Eagles were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the five games prior) but the Generals' defense proved too tough.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dashell Houston, who rushed for 51 yards, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. Houston also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 11 total tackles and defending a pass.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newton County Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ty Thrash, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 91 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. Thrash has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Cooper Savell was another key player, rushing for 158 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry.
The loss snapped Ben's Ford Christian's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-2 record. As for Newton County Academy, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Ben's Ford Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newton County Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 40-30 defeat against DeSoto on the 15th.
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