After flying high against Midland Christian last Friday, Graham came back down to earth. The Graham Steers received a blow on Friday as they fell 35-21 to the Springtown Porcupines. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Steers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Porcupines are ranked 373rd).
Despite the loss, Graham still got an impressive performance from Ty Thompson, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 129 yards on 14 of 34 attempts. Hayden Horn was in the mix too, providing Graham with two touchdowns.
Graham wouldn't let Springtown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Graham can thank Denton Lauster and Bruin Wright for forcing both of them. Wright also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass. Another thorn in Springtown's side was Brycen Rogers, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Kaine Hill had a dynamite game for Springtown, rushing for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes. Hill got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 87 yards.
Graham's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Springtown, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Graham will take on Whitesboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Springtown, they will head out to square off against Kennedale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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