West Branch won the last time they faced Woodridge, and things went their way on Friday too. The West Branch Warriors took their match at home with ease, bagging a 52-7 win over the Woodridge Bulldogs. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-7.
Jeremiah Thomas was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible62 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Joey Jackson, who picked up 187 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Branch was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 523 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
West Branch'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 Zachary Coffee and Carson Graham. Coffee also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
West Branch pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Woodridge, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
West Branch will venture away from home to challenge Girard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Woodridge, they will welcome Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
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