A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Boone Central Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight losses, while Boone Central will come in with three straight wins.
St. Paul is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since September 8, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Cross County by a score of 22-20. The Wildcats gained 134 more yards on the day, but it was the Cougars that made the best use of them.
Despite their loss, St. Paul saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Zandyn Weller, who rushed for 107 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 97 yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Levi Bader was another key player, picking up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, St. Paul was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boone Central). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Centura 49-8 at home. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 23 points or more this season.
Boone Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was JACOB MILLER out in front who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave MILLER a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of COLTON JUZENAS, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
St. Paul's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Boone Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
St. Paul was taken down by Boone Central 56-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for St. Paul, PARKER BORER (who rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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