Football Recap: Guyer Wildcats vs. North Crowley Panthers
On Friday, Guyer faced North Crowley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Guyer Wildcats came up short against the North Crowley Panthers, falling 49-28. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' national football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Panthers are ranked 13th).
Despite the defeat, Guyer had strong showings from Mason White, who picked up 141 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Kevin Sperry, who threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Chris Jimerson Jr. and his top target Quentin Gibson. Jimerson Jr. threw for 361 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 18.1 yards per attempt while Gibson gained 253 total yards and four touchdowns. Gibson's longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards. Cornelius Warren III helped Jimerson Jr. out on the ground, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Guyer's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for North Crowley, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Guyer will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Flower Mound at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. Flower Mound will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Guyer surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Crowley, they will challenge Rockwall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,017 yards in their previous games.
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