An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Shawnee Mission South Raiders will face off against the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee Mission South has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight losses, while Shawnee Mission Northwest will come in with five straight victories.
Shawnee Mission South is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Shawnee Mission Northwest on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Shawnee Mission South lost 35-14 to Shawnee Mission Northwest. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cougars are ranked 11th).
John Whitener was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries for Shawnee Mission Northwest. Whitener 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 is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Shawnee Mission South's side was Harper Engel, who made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Shawnee Mission South's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Shawnee Mission Northwest, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
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