Football Recap: Plano Wildcats vs. Princeton Panthers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plano). They were the clear victor by a 59-35 margin over the Princeton Panthers on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Panthers are ranked 430th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyree Fisher had a dynamite game for Plano, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 190 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Jordan McCroy was Fisher's top target, picking up 119 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Plano was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Princeton lost, don't look at Marcus Flowers. Despite the final result, he threw for 362 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Fannin-White, who picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Plano's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Princeton, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Plano will challenge Plano West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plano is facing Plano West at the right time seeing as Plano West is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Princeton, they will face off against McKinney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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