On Friday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. The Central Rockets walked away with a 22-14 win over the Norland Vikings. Winning may never get old, but the Rockets sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Anthony Mcqueen was his usual excellent self, throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Central's defense and their ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Otis Guyton and Ezekiel Marcelin, who racked up eight sacks between them. Marcelin has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last eight times he's played.
Although Norland took the loss, they still got scores from Jahmari Smith and Jaden Page.
Central's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Norland, they moved to 6-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Central has already played their next match, a 54-0 win against Stranahan on the 21st. As for Norland, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 37-20 victory against Plantation on the 24th.
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