Charlotte Christian at Hendersonville
Records: Hendersonville (2-0); Charlotte Christian (1-1)
Last Week: Hendersonville won 29-28 over West Henderson; Charlotte Christian won 54-51 over Myrtle Beach
Notes: No one has thrown the ball better than the Bearcats to open the season, backed by quarterback Alex Williford, who leads WNC with 629 yards and six touchdowns on 32-of-48 passing. Kalin Ensley (248 yards) and Tyler Landrum (232 yards) are both in the Top 3 receivers in WNC. On defense, the Bearcats are led by Gerry Mahle (22 tackles) and Richmond Felton (21 tackles). Charlotte Christian fell a game short of a state title last year, but looks like a team that plans to make another deep playoff run. They defeated Myrtle Beach last week, the No. 5 ranked school in 4-A, led by a career best 25-of-35 passing for 288 yards and three touchdowns by Garrett Shrader, who added 181 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Shrader has nine college offers, including Alabama and Tennessee.
Records: Hendersonville (2-0); Charlotte Christian (1-1)
Last Week: Hendersonville won 29-28 over West Henderson; Charlotte Christian won 54-51 over Myrtle Beach
Notes: No one has thrown the ball better than the Bearcats to open the season, backed by quarterback Alex Williford, who leads WNC with 629 yards and six touchdowns on 32-of-48 passing. Kalin Ensley (248 yards) and Tyler Landrum (232 yards) are both in the Top 3 receivers in WNC. On defense, the Bearcats are led by Gerry Mahle (22 tackles) and Richmond Felton (21 tackles). Charlotte Christian fell a game short of a state title last year, but looks like a team that plans to make another deep playoff run. They defeated Myrtle Beach last week, the No. 5 ranked school in 4-A, led by a career best 25-of-35 passing for 288 yards and three touchdowns by Garrett Shrader, who added 181 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Shrader has nine college offers, including Alabama and Tennessee.
