The New Caney Eagles will square off against the Willis Wildkats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Caney is looking for their season's first win.
New Caney is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Grand Oaks on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of the Grizzlies. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-0.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Willis after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was College Park who ended up claiming the real prize. The Wildkats took a 55-37 bruising from the Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Wildkats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 18th).
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Lincoln Frazier and Camden Hughes. Hughes had a great game and threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes. Meanwhile, Frazier was balling out in the loss, throwing for 284 yards and three TDs, while also punching in one score on the ground.
Willis' defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-2. As for New Caney, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
New Caney was dealt a bruising 69-21 defeat at the hands of Willis in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Eagles, Jack Emerson (who threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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