Football Recap: Brandon Brown Jr's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Shoemaker over Midway

Shoemaker lost against Midway back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wolves lost to the Panthers at home by a 66-47 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Wolves still had to take the loss.

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 touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and one TD. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Tano Wooten, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.

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 touchdowns 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 TDs.

Having lost for the first time this season, Shoemaker fell to 5-1. As for Midway, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.

Looking ahead, Shoemaker will venture away from home to face off against Killeen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves will be up against the Kangaroos' rather soft defense (which has allowed 28 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Midway, they will be playing in front of their home fans against 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.