Lakeview Academy is still undefeated this season after their game against George Walton Academy on Friday, but George Walton Academy came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Lakeview Academy Lions narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the George Walton Academy Bulldogs 34-31. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this contest were averaging 11.4 points allowed.
A big part of Lakeview Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Kyari Burch and his top target Jr. Thompson. Burch threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns while Thompson picked up 178 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, George Walton Academy saw an underclassman step up: Aj Dillard threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 40 yards. Those 304 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Dillard. Samuel Elvington was Dillard's top target, picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lakeview Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for George Walton Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Lakeview Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Riverside Military Academy at 12:00 p.m. on September 28th. Lakeview Academy is facing Riverside Military Academy at the right time seeing as Riverside Military Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for George Walton Academy, they will head out to take on Athens Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Dillard and Layden Bryson.
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