The Brevard Blue Devils will challenge the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Brevard is headed out to face Knoxville Catholic after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Brevard's defense stepped up to hand Pisgah a 35-0 shutout on Friday.
Brevard got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Braylon Thompson out in front who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Eli Griffin did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
Brevard's defense stepped up as well, laying out Aaron Clark. six times. The heavy lifting was done by Judson Weaver and Zion O'Neal Brown who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-13 win over Lakeway Christian Academy. The Fighting Irish pushed the score to 43-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions had little chance of recovering from.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Mack Bartholomew and his top target Tyreek King. Bartholomew threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes while King picked up 196 receiving yards and four touchdowns. King was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 66 yards.
Brevard was dealt a bruising 40-13 defeat at the hands of Knoxville Catholic in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Knoxville Catholic's Jayden Neal, who threw for 413 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt. Now that Brevard knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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