It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hendersonville can now relate to. They took a blow against the Bunker Hill Bears on Friday, falling 54-26. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Bears are ranked 97th).
Although Hendersonville took the loss, they still got scores from Hezzie Rudisill, Gianni Thompson, Amir Albany, and Gianni Jacobs.
Even if they lost, Hendersonville's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Omirion Barber was especially locked on to Bunker Hill's QB and sacked him twice. Hendersonville is 3-1 when Barber posts one or more sacks, but 2-4 otherwise.
Jason Willis Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bunker Hill, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown. Willis Jr didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles. Another player making a difference was Eli Davis Helms, who threw for 242 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Hendersonville's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Bunker Hill, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hendersonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bunker Hill, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Brevard at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Bunker Hill's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
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