The Centennial Chargers will challenge the Peoria Notre Dame Irish 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.
Peoria Notre Dame is hoping to do what Danville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Centennial's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Centennial walked away with a 34-24 win over Danville.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peoria Notre Dame). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Richwoods 65-14 on the road. With the Irish ahead 37-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Jack Hanley went supernova for Peoria Notre Dame, rushing for 228 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Hanley's longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peoria Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 402 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Peoria Notre Dame'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 Ben Mullens and John Couri.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Peoria Notre Dame, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Centennial took their victory against Peoria Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 40-20. Will Centennial repeat their success, or does Peoria Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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