The Thomas Jefferson Academy Jaguars will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Briarwood Academy Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Academy hasn't scored more than seven points for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Thomas Jefferson Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Edmund Burke Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Thomas Jefferson Academy was outmatched by Edmund Burke Academy on the road and fell 48-7.
Meanwhile, Briarwood Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Gatewood as Briarwood Academy made off with a 29-6 victory. Fans of the Buccaneers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Briarwood Academy had a senior duo take command as Charlie Mosley rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown and Mason Poss rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Poss is now averaging an impressive 103.2 rushing yards per game.
Briarwood Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Briarwood Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carson Callaway and Sam Mock. Mock is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played.
Thomas Jefferson Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Briarwood Academy, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Thomas Jefferson Academy took a serious blow against Briarwood Academy in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 38-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mosley, who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Thomas Jefferson Academy 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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