With a playoff game on the line, Jacksboro rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Scurry-Rosser Wildcats to the tune of 62-34. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Wyatt Gavit continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 493 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 77 yards. Another player making a difference was Cannon Valenzuela, who picked up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Jacksboro wouldn't let Scurry-Rosser keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jacksboro can thank Lucas Cornish and Kase Dennis for forcing both of them.
Loss or not, Scurry-Rosser got some senior leadership from Levi Jones and Cash Crews. Jones threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, while Crews picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Jones also racked up 82 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023. Ralph Miller was another key player, rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Jacksboro is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Scurry-Rosser, the defeat snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 10-2 record.
Jacksboro will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Gunter at 2:00 p.m. One thing working in Gunter's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine games. Scurry-Rosser does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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