Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Briarfield Academy). They breezed by the Claiborne Academy Rebels on the road to the tune of 58-30 on Friday. Briarfield Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 24 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Brock Johnson, who threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 89 yards. Ryder Jones was another key player, rushing for 95 yards on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Briarfield Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Claiborne Academy lost, don't look at Dylan Buckner. Despite the final result, he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Maddox Gaston also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Briarfield Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Claiborne Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Briarfield Academy has already played their next game, a 50-26 defeat against River Oaks on the 11th. As for Claiborne Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 57-36 loss against Prairie View Academy on the 11th.
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