Nashville set to take on Joe T. Robinson
LITTLE ROCK—The Nashville Scrappers (3-2, 1-1) are in for a fight against Joe T. Robinson (5-0, 2-0) Friday night at Charlie George Stadium at 7 p.m..
“It's a big game for us,” Nashville head football coach Mike Volarvich said. “We're excited for the chance to play Joe T. Robinson. They're coming in undefeated and it's going to be a great opportunity for us.”
Scrapper senior Tyler Hanson has completed 94 of 156 passes for 1630 yards and 16 touchdowns. Hanson has also rushed for 183 yards on 26 carries.
“Tyler has done a great job for us this year,” Volarvich said. “Statistically, he's one of the best quarterbacks in the state. He's done a tremendous job managing our offense and being a overall competitor.”
Senior Trent Harris will lead the Scrapper backfield against a Robinson defense that gives up 238.4 yards per game. Harris has rushed for 476 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Sophomore Carmillias Morrison has rushed 39 times for 264 yards and six touchdowns.
“Trent has been a great back for us for three years,” Volarvich said. “He was right under 1,000 yards his sophomore and junior season. He has continued to have a good season this year as well.”
Nashville senior Domonick Kight will attempt to extend the Senator secondary, which has allowed 119.6 receiving yards per game. Kight has 26 snags for 726 yards with nine touchdowns and has grabbed five interceptions defensively.
Senior Jhalin Finley has collected 269 yards on 21 catches for the Nashville receiving corps.
“Domonick has had two tremendous games back-to-back where he was over 180 yards receiving,” Volarvich. “He had four touchdowns and two interceptions for us last week. I'm really proud of how Jhalin Finley, Ty Pettway and Levester Gillard have played for us this season.”
Robinson will look to their duo of junior Zaytron Waits and senior Caezar Warren to put points on the scoreboard.
Waits has 324 yards on 33 carries and six touchdowns. Waits also has nine tackles on the defensive side of the ball.
Warren has rushed for 382 yards on 34 carries for the Senator offense and collected 66 tackles and one interception on defense.
Nashville has given up 161 points this season, while scoring 242 on opposing defenses. The Senators have scored 215 points, while giving up 59 points on defense.
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