The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Huguenot Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
L.C. Bird is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Richmond High School for the Arts on Thursday as they made off with a 49-26 victory. With the Skyhawks ahead 28-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Tyrell Allen
| 09/25/25 vs Richmond High School for the Arts | 220 |
| 09/19/25 @ Powhatan | 138 |
| 09/12/25 vs Monacan | 69 |
| 09/26/24 vs Richmond High School for the Arts | 42 |
| 09/20/24 vs Clover Hill | 38 |
Tyrell Allen had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Those 220 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Anthony Carter, who rushed for 107 yards and one TD on only 12 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: L.C. Bird was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 446 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 276 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
L.C. Bird's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Christopher Whitehead, Trent Trowell, and Shajuan McKensie Jr, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Huguenot's offense rose to the challenge against a Trojans defense that boasted an average of only 14.6 points allowed on Friday. The Falcons blew past Midlothian 57-7. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 50 points or more this season.
A big part of Huguenot's win came down to the chemistry between Charles Scott Jr and his top target Iveon Lewis. Scott Jr threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes while Lewis picked up 176 receiving yards and three scores. With that strong performance, Lewis is now averaging an impressive 118.2 receiving yards per game.
L.C. Bird now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Huguenot, their record is now 3-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. L.C. Bird has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 216.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Huguenot has preferred to attack from the air: they average 305 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
L.C. Bird was dealt a bruising 41-14 loss at the hands of Huguenot in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Skyhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
