Hopewell hadn't done well against Thomas Dale recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Hopewell Blue Devils walked away with a 21-14 victory over the Thomas Dale Knights. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
A big part of Hopewell's win came down to the chemistry between Teriq Drew and his top target Shaheed Whitfield. Drew threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes while Whitfield picked up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Whitfield was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 52 yards.
Hopewell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Antonio Monroe Jr and Tymein Thomas.
Despite the loss, Thomas Dale still got an impressive performance from Jaiden Hite, who rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Hite a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hopewell pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for Thomas Dale, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Hopewell is taking a road trip to square off against Prince George at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Thomas Dale, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-6 win against Petersburg on the 7th.
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