Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask A.C. Flora). They breezed by the Dreher Blue Devils to the tune of 70-35 on Friday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of A.C. Flora's win came down to the chemistry between Roper Wentzky and his top target Kendall Byrd. Wentzky threw for 516 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Byrd picked up 292 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Byrd is now averaging an impressive 106.8 receiving yards per game. Solomon Kelson helped Wentzky out on the ground, rushing for 78 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
A.C. Flora wouldn't let Dreher keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Azel Banag, Peyton Bishop, and Hugh Manning picked up one apiece. Manning has been hot , having also posted seven or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
Despite the loss, Dreher still got an impressive performance from Luka Cruz, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Tyler Teasdell also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 122 receiving yards.
The victory was the fourth in a row for A.C. Flora, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. As for Dreher, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
A.C. Flora will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Camden at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. That match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Wentzky and Wyatt Thompson. Dreher has already played their next matchup, a 58-10 defeat against South Pointe on the 25th.
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