Fayette Ware was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They were beaten by the Haywood Tomcats 52-15. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Tomcats are ranked 43rd).
Although Fayette Ware took the loss, they still got scores from Layquan Armour and Tarecous Stevens.
Even if they lost, Fayette Ware's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Brandon Gates was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. Gates is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Haywood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Camarion Miller, who rushed for 164 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Miller has posted since back in October of 2023. Another back making a difference was Kemonte Williams, who rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry.
Fayette Ware's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Haywood, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Fayette Ware will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Christian Brothers at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Haywood, they will take on Obion County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Haywood is facing Obion County at the right time seeing as Obion County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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