Knights
| 11/06/25 vs Temple | 24-14 |
| 10/31/25 @ Shoemaker | 28-10 |
| 10/17/25 vs Copperas Cove | 36-16 |
| 10/10/25 @ Bryan | 63-7 |
| 10/03/25 vs Killeen | 45-15 |
| 09/26/25 @ Midway | 24-21 |
Harker Heights extended their winning streak to six on Thursday, bumping them up to 8-2. They walked away with a 24-14 win over the Temple Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Harker Heights' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hudson Humble, who threw for 206 yards and three TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes. Jaylen Mason handled things on the ground, rushing for 129 yards.
Harker Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Harker Heights' defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Micah Rollins and Pressdon Johnson, who racked up five sacks between them. Johnson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Temple's side was Cooper Howard, who made 16 total tackles and defended one pass.
As for Temple, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Harker Heights is ranked 96th).
Temple lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cavalli Nealy, who rushed for 101 yards on only 14 carries.
Harker Heights and Temple are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Knights will be playing at home against Cedar Hill at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. As for Temple, they are taking a road trip to face off against Duncanville at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. The Panthers and Pantherettes' defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so the Wildcats' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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