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| 08/29/25 - Away | 41-0 W |
| 08/30/24 - Home | 43-14 W |
| 10/06/23 - Away | 38-30 W |
| 10/06/22 - Home | 28-3 W |
| 09/30/21 - Away | 59-28 W |
| + 3 more games |
Benedictine never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Burke County Bears 41-0. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Bears are ranked 114th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Benedictine to victory were Stephen Cannon and Stanley Smart Jr.. Cannon threw for 189 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 17 passes, while Smart Jr. rushed for 120 yards and one TD on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Smart Jr. has posted since back in October of 2024.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Benedictine proved: they limited Burke County to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Kameron Cody for the heroic effort on defense: he. Benedictine didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 12.
Benedictine's defense didn't let Ronquavious Morris., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Cody was the leader with two sacks. He has been hot, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Another thorn in Burke County's side was LaDamion Guyton, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Benedictine's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Burke County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Benedictine will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Westminster at 7:30 p.m. on the 19th. As for Burke County, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 31-6 win against Warren County on the 5th.
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