Bunker Hill won the last time they faced St. Stephens, and things went their way on Friday too. The Bunker Hill Bears blew past the St. Stephens Indians 48-7 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Jason Willis Jr was a one-man wrecking crew for Bunker Hill as he rushed for 306 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.1 yards per carry. Willis Jr was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 62 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Anton Elliott, who rushed for 24 yards and two touchdowns.
Bunker Hill's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Logan Starnes and Jaylan Willis. Starnes also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bunker Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Bunker Hill's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for St. Stephens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bunker Hill will head out to square off against Randleman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Stephens, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Maiden at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th.
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