On Friday, the Chambers/Wheeler Central Renegades beat the North Central Knights 56-48.
Chambers/Wheeler Central was led to victory by Michael Jesse and Cooper Pokorny. Jesse rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns, while Pokorny 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.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Chambers/Wheeler Central's defensive line and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Mason Knox and Daniel Kluver who racked up four sacks between them. Knox also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chambers/Wheeler Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Central only rushed for -1.
North Central's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandt Lezotte, who picked up 245 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Keian Fischer was another key player, throwing for 403 yards and seven touchdowns.
Chambers/Wheeler Central's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for North Central, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Chambers/Wheeler Central will head out to take on Elgin/Pope John at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Central, they will challenge Mullen at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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