After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Valley Center is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Maize South Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Valley Center's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hutchinson on Friday. They took a 13-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Salthawks.
Valley Center wouldn't let Hutchinson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Drake Thornton, Cole Stapleton, and Steel Schomaker picked up one apiece. Thornton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Maize South took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-22 victory over South. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Cougars are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tate McNew had a dynamite game for Maize South, rushing for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 194 yards on 13 of 20 attempts. McNew's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Q Jackson was McNew's top target, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Maize South's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 11 times. The heavy lifting was done by Hunter Higgins and Kade Cary who racked up seven sacks between them.
Valley Center's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Maize South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Valley Center was able to grind out a solid victory over Maize South in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, winning 34-27. Does Valley Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maize South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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