John Paul II is 1-8 against Hilton Head Christian Academy since August of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The John Paul II Golden Warrriors will challenge the Hilton Head Christian Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m.
John Paul II is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Thomas Heyward Academy on Friday. They were outmatched by the Rebels at home and fell 35-7.
John Paul II's loss came about despite a quality game from Thomas Gehm, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Gehm a new career-high in rushing yards. John Paul II also got help from Dante Aiken, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
John Paul II wouldn't let Thomas Heyward Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. John Paul II can thank Lukas Yackley and Zachary Moulton for forcing both of them. Yackley also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. John Paul II got some further help from Sebastian Slusne: he picked up a sack, made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hilton Head Christian Academy). They blew past First Baptist School 44-14 on the road two weeks ago. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
Reid Mccollum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 74 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 155 yards and a touchdown.
Hilton Head Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Finn Ussery and Harry Cunningham. Harper Mitchell was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles.
John Paul II's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hilton Head Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
John Paul II was dealt a bruising 42-13 loss at the hands of Hilton Head Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mccollum, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Now that John Paul II 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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