Colonial Heights fell victim to Thomas Jefferson and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Thomas Jefferson Vikings, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Colonials can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Vikings are ranked 41st).
Rashaud Cherry was his usual excellent self, throwing for 256 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on only six carries for Thomas Jefferson. Cherry got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 77 yards. Amare? Gough also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Colonial Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Thomas Jefferson, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Colonial Heights will challenge New Kent at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Thomas Jefferson, they will square off against Culpeper County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thomas Jefferson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 47.5 points per game this season.
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