Football Recap: Kingfisher Yellowjackets vs. North Rock Creek Cougars
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kingfisher). They secured a 45-41 W over the North Rock Creek Cougars on Friday. For the Yellowjackets, this counts as revenge for the 12-10 victory the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Jhett Birdwell was his usual excellent self, throwing for 286 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 54 yards and two touchdowns. Kasen Blair was another key player, picking up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, North Rock Creek still got an impressive performance from Caleb Hawkins, who rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 37 yards and a touchdown. Hawkins showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Kingfisher and bumps their season record up to 4-4. As for North Rock Creek, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Kingfisher will be playing at home against Anadarko at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kingfisher is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season. As for North Rock Creek, they will face off against Plainview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Rock Creek also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 29 points per game.
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