Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corvian Community). They breezed by the Winston-Salem Prep Phoenix on the road to the tune of 61-12 on Friday. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Corvian Community's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cam Johnson led the charge by rushing for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 51 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Noah Best, who gained 181 total yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Corvian Community's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. Nathanael Kamba and Tremaine Smith were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. Kamba also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Corvian Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although Winston-Salem Prep took the loss, they still got scores from Gregory Cuthbertson and Tim Smith.
The win for Corvian Community keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Winston-Salem Prep, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Corvian Community will challenge Christ the King at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Corvian Community's defense has only allowed 5.8 points per game this season, so Christ the King's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Winston-Salem Prep, they will take on Pine Lake Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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