Two dominant backs in Cedric Williams and Griffin Boman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Catholic Central Shamrocks will face off against the Clarkston Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Catholic Central sitting on 11 straight wins and Clarkston on nine.
Catholic Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Brighton, posting a 45-7 victory. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 73rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Catholic Central's win came down to the chemistry between Duke Banta and his top target Samson Gash. Banta threw for 192 yards and three TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes while Gash picked up 106 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Clarkston got the win against Grand Blanc on Friday by a conclusive 44-22. Considering the Wolves have won nine matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Catholic Central better keep an eye on Hank Hornung. He was instrumental in Clarkston's win, rushing for 101 yards and one score, while also picking up 101 receiving yards and one TD. Those 101 receiving yards gave Hornung a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Clarkston proved: they limited Grand Blanc to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The Wolves didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged nine.
Catholic Central's record now sits at 11-0. As for Clarkston, their record is now 10-1.
Catholic Central suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Clarkston in their previous matchup back in November of 2017. Can the Shamrocks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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