KINGS MILLS, Ohio– The Anderson Raptors will travel to Kings High School to take on the Knights on Friday night at 7 p.m. It will be a battle of the last two undefeated teams in the ECC and the second game in a row that Anderson will play an undefeated team. Both teams boast the highest scoring offenses and least amount of points given up in the ECC. Anderson has scored 187 points, while only giving up 34 points. Kings has scored 112 points, while only giving up 35. Both teams are 4-0 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
Kings: The Knights offense is guided by quarterback Grant Nurre. Nurre is a threat through the air, as well as on the ground. He has 815 total yards(707 passing, 108 rushing) and 8 total touchdowns (4 passing, 4 rushing) so far this season. Max Lockwood has 263 yards and 5 touchdowns to lead the rushing attack for Kings. Nathan Tucker is the leading receiver with 16 receptions for 219 yards. Linebacker Josh Cassio has 22 tackles and 5 tackles for loss on the defensive side of the ball for the Knights.
Anderson: Owen Scalf is the quarterback for the Raptors. Scalf has 1,309 passing yards and is the only quarterback in the ECC to have over 1,000 passing yards. Scalf has 12 total touchdowns (11 passing, 1 rushing). Running back Jordan Davis has 461 all-purpose yards (316 rushing, 145 receiving) and 8 touchdowns (7 rushing, 1 receiving). Scalf will have some weapons to choose from in the passing game. Receiver Tysin Weaver has 277 yards and 6 touchdowns, while receiver Tegan Jallick has added 3 touchdowns and 276 yards. Brady Kuhn leads the Raptors defense with 35 tackles and 3.5 sacks.
Common Opponents: Anderson defeated West Clermont 49-7 back in week two. Kings beat West Clermont 31-0 in week four.
Recent History: Kings leads the series 10-6 against Anderson since 2012. They have met in the postseason in 2018, 2022, and 2023. Anderson won their postseason meetings in 2018 and 2023, while Kings won in 2022.
Only one team in the ECC will be left standing undefeated after this game. Who will it be?
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Written by Eli Altherr
