Can Germantown finish 10-0 again?

Germantown beat Central 28-7 on Friday night to extend its regular season winning streak to 20 games.

The win means that the Red Devils are one game away from their second straight perfect regular season. In the post game huddle, coach Chris Smith made a point of telling the players not to get too far ahead of themselves. 

"We've kind of taken this thing one game at a time for two years, and its like I told the kids tonight, we're 1-0 tonight but we're 0-0 tomorrow," Smith said. "And if you start looking ahead, I think you can get caught in some bad habits. We've got to refocus, redial. We had some things that we didn't do really well tonight that will get exposed next week if we don't fix it." 

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But the significance of a potential win isn't lost on Smith either. 

"If we do go 10-0 for two straight seasons, that's a heck of an accomplishment, a heck of a deal for these guys," he said. "They've have done it two times in a row for the players and for the coaches." 

Germantown (9-0, 2-0 Region 8-6A) will host region foe Whitehaven (7-2, 2-0), who won 41-24 against White Station, in the season finale next Friday.The Red Devils beat the Tigers 29-21 at Whitehaven last year.

Central (6-2, 0-2) was the first team to hold Germantown under 30 points this season. The problem for the Warriors was that they could barely muster any offense, scoring only once, on a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. 

Germantown was balanced by strong offensive and defensive play as it has been all season long. The Red Devils are averaging more than 40 points per game and are holding opponents to less than 10 points per game. Whitehaven has beaten its last four opponents by a total of 187-38.