King City only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 42-point they dealt Pattonsburg on Friday. The King City Wildkats blew past the Pattonsburg Panthers 50-8 at home. With the Wildkats ahead 36-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
King City's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landon Carlson, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 88 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. Graham Medsker was another key back, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to King City's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cooper Mooney and Josiah Schellhorn, who racked up four sacks between them. Mooney is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, King City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Pattonsburg lost, don't look at Camden Griffith. Despite the final result, he rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 187 yards on 16 of 26 attempts. Griffith was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making 16 total tackles. 114 of those passing yards were hauled in by Landon Preston.
King City now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pattonsburg, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. King City will face off against North Andrew at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. King City has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 162 points over their last three matchups. As for Pattonsburg, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Joseph Christian at 7:00 p.m. Pattonsburg is facing St. Joseph Christian at the right time seeing as St. Joseph Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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