Football Recap: Burkburnett Comes Up Short

Burkburnett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against the Jacksboro Tigers, falling 87-2. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 890th, while the Tigers are ranked 312th).

Brody Boyd threw for 220 yards on 17 of 41 attempts. Zackary Brown was his top target, picking up 55 receiving yards. On the ground, George Moseley rushed for 53 yards.

Jacksboro's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Sams, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sams' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 132 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another passer making a difference was Wyatt Gavit, who threw for 212 yards and four touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes.

Burkburnett's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Jacksboro, their record is now 4-1.

After each having a week off, Burkburnett and Graham will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. One thing working in Graham's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Jacksboro, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against City View at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Jacksboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.

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