The Bishop Miege Stags will square off against the Andover Central Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bishop Miege sitting on four straight victories and Andover Central on seven.
Bishop Miege is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-13 win over Tonganoxie. The Stags' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Bishop Miege had a senior duo take command as Marco Rodriguez threw for 457 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per attempt and Teryn Jackson picked up 273 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 273 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Jackson. Nick Nabazas helped Rodriguez out on the ground, rushing for 87 yards, while also picking up 50 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Andover Central faced Buhler in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Andover Central breezed by Buhler to the tune of 41-14. Considering the Jaguars have won nine matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Andover Central had a senior duo take command as Brandt Stupka picked up 138 receiving yards and four touchdowns and Jace Jefferson threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes.
Andover Central wouldn't let Buhler keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Andover Central can thank Jace Adler and Gaige Hurley for forcing both of them. Hurley has been hot recently, having also posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played.
Andover Central pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.8 points. As for Bishop Miege, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Miege against Andover Central when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 68-7 win. Will Bishop Miege repeat their success, or does Andover Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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