Clarksville High continues regular football season winning streak against Montgomery Central | PHOTOS

The Clarksville High Wildcats hosted the Montgomery Central Indians for a week one matchup at Hilda J. Richardson Field on August 23rd. While the Indians put up a good fight in the first 24 minutes, the Wildcats pulled away in the second half and won, 35-3.

By Knox Rives August 24, 2024 12:24 pm

Clarksville NowMontgomery Central football faces Clarksville High on Aug. 23, 2024. (Photos by ISO Photo XP / @iso.photoxp / www.isophotoxp.com)

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville High Wildcats hosted the Montgomery Central Indians for a week one matchup at Hilda J. Richardson Field on Friday. While the Indians put up a good fight in the first 24 minutes, the Wildcats pulled away in the second half and won, 35-3.

Both teams came out swinging, with scores on both opening drives in the first quarter. Clarksville added another touchdown in the second quarter, going up 14-3, and that remained the score until halftime.

Montgomery Central football faces Clarksville High on Aug. 23, 2024. (Photos by ISO Photo XP / @iso.photoxp / www.isophotoxp.com)

Central head coach Wyatt Page was proud of the way his team started against a quality program. “We came out here and we fought against a really good team,” said Page. “I’m proud of their effort all the way to the end, they focused on the details and never gave up. It gives me some hope, and I’ve had hope since I’ve seen this squad. I have so much confidence in these guys, we’re gonna get there.”

However, Clarksville dominated the second half, scoring three straight touchdowns, including two from sophomore Ahvorye Galbreath behind their patented power running game. Senior quarterback Trey Youngs knows that in order to win games, the power run game is the key. “Everybody in this town know what we’re going to do,” said Youngs. “We’re gonna run it, outman guys, and play our power football. If we dot that, we’re gonna win games.”

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Montgomery Central falls to 0-1 on the young season, and will face Kirkwood at home next week. Clarksville extends their regular season game winning streak to 11, and will travel to Springfield for one of the oldest rivalries in the state next Friday.

For Clarksville head coach Isaac Shelby, there’s a lot to improve it, but positives to take from this game. “We started a little slow, but that’s a much improved team we played, Page is doing a really good job over there,” Shelby. “We didn’t play well on third down, but we had a lot of good things happen. We just need to clean it up a little bit, but I know this team will get there. Our focus now is on Springfield.”

Elsewhere in Clarksville:

Clarksville Academy 7, Friendship Christian 46
Rossview 22, Wilson Central 14
Northwest 35, Fort Campbell 16
Kirkwood 41, Sycamore 6
Green Hill 41, Northeast 7
FRA 41, Kenwood 13
West Creek 13, LaVergne 8

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