Godby and Bishop Kenny squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Godby had to settle for second. They fell 36-26 to the Bishop Kenny Crusaders. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
When it comes to explaining why Godby lost, don't look at Lazarus Chambers. Despite the final result, he rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 177 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Chambers has posted since back in August. A healthy portion of Chambers' aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Jamarin Simmons.
Godby wouldn't let Bishop Kenny keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Godby can thank Ronajay Wiley and Qyntel Strong for forcing both of them. Strong has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Derek Heideman was his usual excellent self, throwing for 273 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes for Bishop Kenny. Another player making a difference was James Davis Iii, who picked up 93 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Godby's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for Bishop Kenny, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Godby does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop Kenny, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 44-15 defeat against Raines on the 29th.
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