On Friday, Manhattan faced Jefferson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Manhattan Tigers enjoyed a cozy 37-19 win over the Jefferson Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Luke Oxarart, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 105 receiving yards. Tyzer Zody was another key passer, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt.
Manhattan's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Jefferson, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Manhattan has now posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for Jefferson, they will welcome Broadwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Broadwater will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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