Football Recap: Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars vs. Shawnee Mission South Raiders
Shawnee Mission Northwest only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 21-point they dealt Shawnee Mission South on Friday. The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars blew past the Shawnee Mission South Raiders 35-14. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
John Whitener continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Shawnee Mission Northwest wouldn't let Shawnee Mission South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shawnee Mission Northwest can thank Adam Hageman and Tyler West for forcing both of them. Hageman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18. Harper Engel was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Although Shawnee Mission South took the loss, they still got scores from Marquan Washington and Traeh West.
The win was the fifth in a row for Shawnee Mission Northwest, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. As for Shawnee Mission South, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Shawnee Mission Northwest will have a chance to go back-to-back against Shawnee Mission South: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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