Thomasville and Thomas County Central are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2016, but not for long. The Thomasville Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Thomasville has three wins , while Thomas County Central has 18 dating back to last season).
Last Friday, Thomasville beat Cairo 35-28.
Lavonte Cole was a one-man wrecking crew for Thomasville as he rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Cole got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ant Anderson, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Anderson wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Thomasville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Thomas County Central blew past Florida State University High School, posting a 63-28 victory at home. Fans of the Yellow Jackets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Thomas County Central relied on the efforts of Christian "Deuce" Lawrence, who gained 260 total yards and three touchdowns, and Jaylen Johnson, who threw for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Lawrence is now averaging an impressive 130.7 rushing yards per game. Thomas County Central also got a significant boost from Aj Clark, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Thomasville's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Thomas County Central, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Thomasville was taken down by Thomas County Central 45-7 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Thomasville was down 31-7.
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