Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blue Valley West). They breezed by the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves on the road to the tune of 49-14 on Thursday. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Timberwolves are ranked 31st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blue Valley West was led to victory by Tate Nagy and Wayne Carter. Nagy threw for 281 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes, while Carter gained 185 total yards and two touchdowns. Carter torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 87 yards. Quin Myers did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 46 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blue Valley West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Blue Valley Southwest lost, don't look at Max Flowers. Despite the final result, he picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Blue Valley West's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Blue Valley Southwest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Blue Valley West will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. James Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. One thing working in Blue Valley West's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games. Blue Valley Southwest will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Blue Valley Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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