Chambers/Wheeler Central is 0-4 against Elgin/Pope John since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chambers/Wheeler Central Renegades will head out to take on the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Chambers/Wheeler Central was able to grind out a solid victory over North Central, taking the game 56-48.
Chambers/Wheeler Central can attribute much of their success to Michael Jesse, who rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns, and Cooper Pokorny, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Pokorny also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making ten total tackles and defending three passes which he returned for a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Chambers/Wheeler Central's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Mason Knox and Daniel Kluver who racked up four sacks between them. Knox didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Elgin/Pope John never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by Walthill at home to the tune of 54-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wolfpack just coasted through the last quarter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dylan Kolm and he. Kolm rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries while he rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 59 yards.
Chambers/Wheeler Central's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Elgin/Pope John, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Chambers/Wheeler Central took a serious blow against Elgin/Pope John in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 52-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elgin/Pope John's Karson Kallhoff, who rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Chambers/Wheeler Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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