Football Recap: Porter Comes Up Short

After flying high against Pasadena last Thursday, Porter came back down to earth. The Spartans were dealt a 67-21 defeat at the hands of the La Porte Bulldogs on Friday. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-7.

Sean Simon produced another solid performance rushing for 227 yards and one TD while picking up 11.9 yards per carry for La Porte. Simon is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 105 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Smith, who picked up 110 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Porter's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for La Porte, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Porter will take on rival Friendswood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, La Porte is set to square off against their familiar foe Crosby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.