On Friday, the Wylie East Raiders took their match at home with ease, bagging a 38-8 win over the McKinney Boyd Broncos. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Broncos are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Howard Fisher IV went supernova for Wylie East, throwing for 133 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. King Baribe also helped out with an impressive 93 receiving yards.
Wylie East's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Rome Jeffers and Damon Vinson. Jeffers is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Sean Berry was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wylie East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McKinney Boyd only rushed for 61.
Wylie East pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for McKinney Boyd, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Wylie East will square off against Lakeview Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for McKinney Boyd, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Plano West at 7:00 p.m.
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