Valley Center hasn't had much luck against Andover Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Valley Center Hornets will be playing at home against the Andover Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m.
Valley Center is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They fell just short of Maize South by a score of 10-7.
Valley Center wouldn't let Maize South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Valley Center can thank Braxton Moody and Steel Schomaker for forcing both of them. Schomaker is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Andover Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Arkansas City at home to the tune of 56-17. Fans of the Jaguars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Maddox Archibald went supernova for Andover Central, rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown. Archibald's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Jace Jefferson was another key player, throwing for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Andover Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Andover Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Carter Inslee.
Valley Center's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Andover Central, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Valley Center suffered a grim 35-13 defeat to Andover Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jefferson, who threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes. Now that Valley Center knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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