The Depew Hornets are on the road again on Friday to play the Garber Wolverines at 7:00 p.m.
Depew is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Copan, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Depew was ranked 22nd). Depew was beaten by Copan 50-6 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Garber put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cherokee 50-6 on the road. Fans of the Wolverines have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Carson Bishop went supernova for Garber, rushing for 323 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bishop a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Brett Howry, who threw for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garber was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 491 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Garber wouldn't let Cherokee keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Garber can thank Domingo Ramirez and Shane Smith for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Cherokee's side was Treven Blaser, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Depew's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Garber, their record is now 3-0.
Depew was taken down by Garber 50-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Howry, who threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Depew knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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