Football Recap: Dupo Comes Up Short

If Dupo was riding high fresh off their 56-14 takedown of Red Bud last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 38-37 to the Chester Yellowjackets. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Yellowjackets: they've now lost four in a row.

Deegan Prater

Passing Touchdowns

10/10/25 @ Chester	3
10/03/25 @ Red Bud	6
09/26/25 vs Carlyle	4

When it comes to explaining why Dupo lost, don't look at Deegan Prater. Despite the final result, he threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in one score on the ground. Prater is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last three games he's played. Brady Portell got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.

Even if they lost, Dupo's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Shia Owensby was the leader with two.

Trayton Peters had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 188 yards and three TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 37 yards and one score for Chester. Another player making a difference was Tashawn Palacio, who picked up 153 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Having lost for the first time this season, Dupo fell to 6-1. As for Chester, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Dupo will take on rival Sparta/Steeleville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Chester is set to face off against their familiar foe Red Bud at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.