Football Recap: Templeton Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Nov 9, 2024, 4:40pm

Football Recap: Templeton Eagles vs. North Stars

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Templeton can now relate to. They took a 30-13 bruising from the North Stars on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 40-22 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2021.

Colter Tannehill threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Jaron Sampson rushed for 52 yards on only six carries.

North's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elijah Valdovinos, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Valdovinos a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradley Dockery, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.

Templeton now has a losing record at 5-6. As for North, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-5.

Templeton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North, they will square off against Shafter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shafter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.6 points per game this season.

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