On Friday, Rock Port faced East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rock Port Blue Jays blew past East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], posting a 44-12 win at home. The Blue Jays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Rock Port was led to victory by Brock Holmes and Corbyn Jakub. Holmes rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, while Jakub rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. With that strong performance, Holmes is now averaging an impressive 104.4 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rock Port was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] only rushed for 66.
Rock Port didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jack Meyerkorth and Jakub.
Although East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] took the loss, they still got scores from Cameron Brooks and River Dow.
The victory for Rock Port keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. As for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Rock Port will head out on the road to challenge South Nodaway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Nodaway is on a three-game streak of home wins, Rock Port a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], they will welcome South Holt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season.
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