George Jenkins won the last time they faced Kathleen and Cameron Turner did his part to make sure it happened again. The George Jenkins Eagles came out on top against the Kathleen Red Devils by a score of 60-48 on Friday thanks in part to Turner, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of George Jenkins' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Trevon Evans was another key player, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
George Jenkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Kathleen saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kelin Hendrix rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes. Those 146 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Hendrix. Kathleen also got a significant boost from Xavion Mitchell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
The win made it two in a row for George Jenkins and bumps their season record up to 4-4. As for Kathleen, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
George Jenkins wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 56-28 loss against Haines City on the 25th. Kathleen has also already played their next matchup, a 47-6 defeat against Lakeland on the 25th.
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