Football Recap: Gregory-Portland Wildcats vs. Ray Texans
Gregory-Portland won the last time they faced Ray, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Gregory-Portland Wildcats blew past the Ray Texans 34-14. With the Wildcats ahead 27-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Cody Adame was his usual excellent self, rushing for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Brandon Coates was another key player, picking up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gregory-Portland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Gregory-Portland's defense made their presence known, laying out Tripp Thompson. three times. Leading the way was Weston Bonneau with two sacks. Gregory-Portland is 2-1 when Bonneau posts two or more sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Despite the defeat, Ray saw an underclassman step up: Thompson threw for 151 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Gregory-Portland and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Ray, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Gregory-Portland has already played their next contest, a 56-12 victory against Corpus Christi Moody on the 18th. As for Ray, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 25-7 win against King on the 18th.
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