Football Recap: West Brook Falls Despite Strong Effort from Jaylon Dartez

By Team Reports Nov 20, 2024, 3:52am

Football Recap: West Brook Bruins vs. Barbers Hill Eagles

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On Friday, the West Brook Bruins lost to the Barbers Hill Eagles on the road by a 31-17 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Eagles are ranked 148th).

When it comes to explaining why West Brook lost, don't look at Jaylon Dartez. Despite the final result, he picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.incredibly, Dartez got all that yardage with just one huge grab

Barbers Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaegan Morton led the charge by picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Morton has become a key player for Barbers Hill: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Barbers Hill also got a significant boost from Gabriel Howard, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.

West Brook has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Barbers Hill, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.

West Brook does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Barbers Hill, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 84-13 win against Sterling on the 15th.

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