The Franklin Central Flashes will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Roncalli Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Franklin Central is headed out to face Roncalli after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Franklin Central breezed by Perry Meridian at home to the tune of 45-14 on Friday. Given the Flashes' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Falcons are ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Franklin Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nevan Tutterow, who threw for 153 yards and four touchdowns. Hudson Moritz was in the mix too, providing Franklin Central with two receiving touchdowns touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Roncalli had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They put the hurt on Southport with a sharp 37-13 win. The Royals pushed the score to 34-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals had little chance of recovering from.
Roncalli relied on the efforts of Jayden Buchanan, who threw for 288 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt, and Zach Dozier, who gained 150 total yards and two touchdowns. Drew Nelson was Buchanan's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roncalli was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 423 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southport only gained 201.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Roncalli, adding 13 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Gavin Louthain: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 4-for-4 kicking extra points for an additional four.
Franklin Central strolled past Roncalli in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 20-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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