Two dominant backs in Karlen Mcentyre and Braylon Thompson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The R-S Central Hilltoppers will square off against the Brevard Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. R-S Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season.
R-S Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against East Rutherford on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. R-S Central was beaten by East Rutherford 57-26. The Hilltoppers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-14.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Elmer Littlejohn, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Mcentyre, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Brevard came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Wolverines for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won five matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Nyrell Skinner, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Thompson, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
R-S Central now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Brevard, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
R-S Central was taken down by Brevard 50-20 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point R-S Central was down 43-7.
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