Football Preview: Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds vs. Dupree Tigers
The Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds will take on the Dupree Tigers on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wolsey-Wessington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They breezed by Lemmon/McIntosh to the tune of 50-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warbirds.
Caleb Richmond was his usual excellent self, throwing for 210 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards. Moshe Richmond was another key player, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wolsey-Wessington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cooper Timm and Peyton Rainford. Timm also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Another thorn in Lemmon/McIntosh's side was Colin Hughes, who picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Dupree faced Harding County/Bison in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Dupree blew past Harding County/Bison 50-28. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won three contests in a row.
Wolsey-Wessington's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Dupree, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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