Carson Graham Eagles vs Handsworth Royals

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The 37th Annual Buchanan Bowl took place on Saturday. The storied event between the Carson Graham Eagles and the Handsworth Royals fell in favor of the Eagles this year with a 50-15 victory. 

After a devastating loss to G.W. Graham last week, the Eagles rebounded this week with an offensive explosion. The Eagles scored on seven of their eight offensive possessions to win going away. 

The Eagles set the tone early defensively when Jude Parry stepped in front of a pass on the game-opening drive and returned to the Royals 22-yard line. The Eagles scored three plays later to open the scoring and never looked back. 

The Royals had no answer for the Eagle's air-raid attack. The Eagles proved they don't just have to throw the ball to be successful. Running back and Game MVP Jonathan Tougan was unstoppable on the ground, rushing 148 yards on ten carries. 

Jack Shih had another strong performance through the air, going - 25/32 170 yards through the air, 40 yards on the ground, and three total touchdowns. Running back Matt Brackenbury also had a strong showing, with 53 yards on four carries and two scores.

The offensive explosion had the Eagles up 36-7 at the half and 44- 7 after three quarters. The Royals would show fight as they have all year, playing hard to the final whistle despite the score line of 50-15 by the end of the game.

Eagles head coach Brian Brady was happy with his team's resolve after last week's loss.

 'I'm proud of how our guys executed in all 3 phases. We needed a bounce-back game and got it."

The Eagles will look to continue their momentum into next week when they head to the road to play a very scrappy, well-coached Notre Dame Jugglers squad. 

The Royals will have another challenging game next week when they host the best team in the province, the Vancouver Fighting Irish.