The Chatham Central Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Bishop McGuinness Villains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chatham Central has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Bishop McGuinness will come in with five straight wins.
On Friday, Chatham Central came up short against College Prep & Leadership Academy and fell 20-12.
Chatham Central might have lost, but man, Tyler Congrove was a machine: he rushed for 163 yards and one touchdown. Congrove was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards. Carson Jackson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Chatham Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaydin Glover and Jackson. Jackson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop McGuinness). They blew past North Stokes 50-6 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Bishop McGuinness' win came from a few key players Chatham Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tristan Styers, who threw for 240 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also punched in one score on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Henry Kyle, who picked up 156 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Bishop McGuinness didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited North Stokes to a completion percentage of just 47.2%. The Villains weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 69.6%.
Chatham Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Bishop McGuinness, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
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