Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 34-7 victory over the Middleton Tigers on the road. The 34-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Jefferson's win came down to the chemistry between Jack Cunningham and his top target Nahledge Jones. Cunningham threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns while Jones picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cunningham's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 307 passing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ronnell Dubose, who rushed for 116 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Jefferson's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Tyliq Cashaw was the leader with two sacks. Jefferson got some further help from Cohen Allen: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Jefferson pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Middleton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Jefferson will face off against Chamberlain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Chamberlain likes a good challenge. As for Middleton, they will square off against Jesuit at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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