The Armstrong (Kennedy) Wildcats will square off against the Manassas Park Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Armstrong (Kennedy) has three straight wins, Manassas Park has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Armstrong (Kennedy)'s defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Goochland, posting a 55-0 victory on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Armstrong (Kennedy) to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jahkei Chavis, who picked up 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Chavis was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 63 yards. Another passer making a difference was Briontay Harris, who threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Armstrong (Kennedy)'s defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Chavis and Nazir Adams. Donzell Jones-Teal was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Armstrong (Kennedy) was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 44-7, which was the final score in Manassas Park's tilt against Connexions Leadership Academy on Friday.
Armstrong (Kennedy)'s win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Manassas Park, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Armstrong (Kennedy) against Manassas Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-0 victory. Will Armstrong (Kennedy) repeat their success, or does Manassas Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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