Football Recap: Lathan Whisenton's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Midway over Harker Heights

While it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Midway was not quite Harker Heights's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 24-21. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Lathan Whisenton

Rushing Touchdowns

09/26/25 vs Harker Heights	2
09/19/25 vs Mansfield	2
09/11/25 @ Rouse	2
09/04/25 @ Cedar Ridge	3

Midway's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lathan Whisenton, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Whisenton has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Andrew McNair was another key passer, throwing for 127 yards and one TD.

Jaylen Mason had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 156 yards and one score while picking up 7.1 yards per carry for Harker Heights. With that strong performance, Mason is now averaging an impressive 110.2 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Humble, who threw for 203 yards and one touchdown while completing 82.6% of his passes.

Having lost for the first time this season, Midway fell to 4-1. As for Harker Heights, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Coming up, Midway is taking a road trip to take on Shoemaker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Wolves have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Harker Heights, they will welcome Killeen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.