Oswego has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the West Elk Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Oswego was fully in charge, breezing past Crest 52-6 on the road.
Oswego's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Josh Hutchinson picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, West Elk put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 72-0 win over Udall. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Eagles are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Elk had a senior duo take command as Creyo Koop gained 98 total yards and three touchdowns and Trent Haag threw for 63 yards and three touchdowns. Koop is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Garett Usry made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Oswego pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Elk, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Oswego took a serious blow against West Elk in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 52-15. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Koop, who rushed for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Oswego knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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