There's no place like home for William Floyd, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Sachem North with a sharp 48-28 victory on Saturday. Given the Colonials' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Ja?Quan Thomas, who rushed for 301 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Those 301 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aisays Wallace, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: William Floyd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to William Floyd's defense and their seven sacks. In that department, Aaron Fisher was the leader with three. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. William Floyd got some further help from Jake Rivera: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
William Floyd pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sachem North, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. William Floyd will welcome Walt Whitman at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. William Floyd is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.2 points per game this season. As for Sachem North, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sachem East at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sachem North is facing Sachem East at the right time seeing as Sachem East is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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