Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Valley). They strolled past the Beaver Bobcats with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 51-37. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jance Henry, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Henry now rushed for 116 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Rutherford, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 482 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Loss or not, Beaver got some senior leadership from Amari Jackson and Qualan Cain. Jackson rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per carry, while Cain gained 160 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Central Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Beaver, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Central Valley will challenge Avonworth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Beaver, they will host McGuffey at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Beaver is facing McGuffey at the right time seeing as McGuffey is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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