Whitewater and Stephenson squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Whitewater had to settle for second. They fell 44-37 to the Stephenson Jaguars. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 8-0 in the first quarter.
Whitewater's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Parker Morr, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Morr's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Roberts, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Whitewater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Anthony Booker had an outrageously good game for Stephenson as he rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Booker a new career-high in rushing yards. Jayden Johnson handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Whitewater's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-6. As for Stephenson, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Whitewater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stephenson, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Jenkins at 7:30 p.m. Stephenson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
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