Football Recap: Stone's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Six

Tomcats

Previous 6 Games

11/06/25 vs East Central	35-21
10/31/25 @ Northeast Jones	17-7
10/24/25 @ Vancleave	30-23
10/17/25 vs Purvis	26-0
10/10/25 vs Wayne County	30-21
10/03/25 @ St. Stanislaus	42-7

Stone entered their tilt with East Central on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over the Hornets. The Tomcats pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Amarion Fairley and Ayden Green. Fairley rushed for 118 yards and two scores on only 13 carries while Green gained 109 total yards and two touchdowns. Those two rushing touchdowns gave Fairley a new career-high. Zander Howard was another key player, rushing for 59 yards.

Stone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

One reason for the win was Stone's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Colton Ladner with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last four times he's played.

Stone's record is now 7-3. As for East Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.

Stone will take on Sumrall at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. East Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.