Dorchester Academy is 1-9 against Thomas Heyward Academy since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dorchester Academy Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Thomas Heyward Academy Rebels at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dorchester Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Colleton Prep Academy 45-7.
John Whetsell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 348 yards while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of John Quattlebaum, who threw for 190 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Dorchester Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thomas Heyward Academy). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-12 victory over Lee Academy. The win was familiar territory for the Rebels who have now won seven matchups in a row.
It was another big night for Tony O'Banner, who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 129 rushing yards in the fourth games prior. Kiran Boggess was another key player, throwing for 146 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing.
Thomas Heyward Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Dorchester Academy, their record now sits at 8-2.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Whetsell and O'Banner. Whetsell just won't slow down this season and has averaged 184.2 rushing yards per game. O'Banner has been a dominant force too and has run in 22 touchdowns while averaging 154.2 rushing yards per game.
Dorchester Academy suffered a grim 34-8 defeat to Thomas Heyward Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of O'Banner, who rushed for 251 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per carry. Now that Dorchester Academy 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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