The Godley Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
Last Friday, Godley was able to grind out a solid victory over Paradise, taking the game 17-9.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Burke and his top target Tanner Bruton. Burke threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes while Bruton rushed for 92 yards.
Meanwhile, Stephenville took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-21 victory over Everman. Given the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Ryan Gafford and his top target Tristian Gentry. Gafford threw for 180 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Gentry gained 85 total yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Wilkerson, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stephenville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 473 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Stephenville wouldn't let Everman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. CJ Spellmeier led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
The victory got Godley back to even at 1-1. As for Stephenville, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
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