Football Recap: Midway Sets Scoring Season-High Against Shoemaker

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Midway). They strolled past the Shoemaker Wolves with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 66-47. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won seven in a row.

Andrew McNair

Passer Rating (Career)

10/03/25 @ Shoemaker	165.4
09/04/25 @ Cedar Ridge	156
08/28/25 vs Round Rock Westwood	152.6
09/11/25 @ Rouse	132.9
09/19/25 vs Mansfield	117

Leading Midway to victory were Lathan Whisenton and Andrew McNair. Whisenton rushed for 186 yards and three scores while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, while McNair threw for 318 yards and three TDs while completing 92.6% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave McNair a new career-high in passer rating (165.4). Midway's leading receiver Tyler Seith was McNair's top target yet again, picking up 100 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Shoemaker lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brandon Brown Jr, who rushed for 97 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and one TD. Another passer making a difference was De'Mani Dail-Addison, who threw for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes.

Midway's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Shoemaker, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 5-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Midway is set to square off against their familiar foe Temple at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 993 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Shoemaker will challenge rival Killeen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.