Football Recap: Philiciono Rice's Menacing Defense Leads Highland Park over Atchison + How To Watch

Dontrail Fox

Passer Rating

10/09/25 vs Atchison	152.1
09/19/25 vs Schlagle	129.2
09/12/25 vs Sumner Academy	127.1
09/05/25 @ Wyandotte	93.3

Atchison came into Thursday's matchup looking for another win against Highland Park, but Dontrail Fox wouldn't allow it. The Scots blew past the Phoenix 42-18 on Thursday thanks in part to Fox, who threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and one TD. His passing game has become a key predictor of Highland Park's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.

One reason for the win was Highland Park's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Atchison's QB won't forget Philiciono Rice anytime soon given he sacked him twice.

Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Atchison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.

Highland Park will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. As for Atchison, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Parsons.