Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Haven). They blew past the Hamden Green Dragons 40-14 on Saturday. With that victory, the Blue Devils brought their scoring average up to 29.2 points per game.
West Haven's defense made their presence known, laying out Evelio Lugo. three times. Leading the way was Kadear Dembele with two sacks. Dembele is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Hamden's loss came despite strong showings from Xaviare Ager and Naz Shoffner. Ager picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Shoffner picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown. Shoffner also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes. Lugo was another key player, having thrown for 253 yards and two touchdowns.
West Haven pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hamden, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Haven will venture away from home to face off against Norwich Free Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Haven will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Hamden, they will head out on the road to take on Sheehan at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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