Football Game Preview: Kemper County Wildcats vs. East Webster Wolverines + Official Tickets

The Kemper County Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the East Webster Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Kemper County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down North Side 50-32. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on four straight.

Damarius Yates

Rushing Touchdowns

11/21/25 @ North Side	4
11/14/25 @ Water Valley	3
11/07/25 vs J.Z. George	2

Damarius Yates had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 145 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Gabriel Murray also helped out as he racked up 100 rushing yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Kemper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Webster). They blew past Charleston 61-40 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wolverines, who have now won 12 contests by 20 points or more so far this season.

East Webster's win came from a few key players Kemper County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kross Avent, who threw for 245 yards and three TDs on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and one score. That's the most passing touchdowns he has posted since back in October. East Webster also got help from Miles Stidham, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.

Kemper County now has a winning record of 7-6. As for East Webster, their record is now 12-1.

Kemper County was dealt a bruising 49-20 loss at the hands of East Webster in their previous matchup back in October. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.