Hillcrest only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 23-point they dealt Cottage Hill Christian Academy on Friday. The Hillcrest Jaguars blew past the Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors 31-8. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Warriors are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kendrick Nelms and he. Nelms rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries while he rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Shamar Toodle, who rushed for 91 yards, and also threw for 113 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes.
The win (which was Hillcrest's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Hillcrest will welcome Excel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, they will venture away from home to face off against Satsuma at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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