Westerville South was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They pulled ahead with a 31-30 photo finish over the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolves, too.
A big part of Westerville South's win came down to the chemistry between Evan Andrews and his top target Jhalil Armstrong. Andrews rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries while Armstrong rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Andrews a new career-high in rushing yards.
Westerville South didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Patterson and Preston Kawa. Kawa also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18. Another thorn in Worthington Kilbourne's side was London Vickroy, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Despite the loss, Worthington Kilbourne saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jackson Szabo rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 105 yards and a touchdown. Szabo was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 69 yards. Worthington Kilbourne also got a significant boost from Luke Page, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.
The victory got Westerville South back to even at 5-5. As for Worthington Kilbourne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Westerville South has already played their next contest, a 17-7 defeat against Canal Winchester on the 1st. As for Worthington Kilbourne, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 29-26 win against Walnut Ridge on the 1st.
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