The Royal Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Wharton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Royal took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Harmony School of Innovation 59-6. The matchup marked the Falcons' most dominant victory of the season.
Tyler Gilmore
| 10/24/25 vs Harmony School of Innovation | 4 |
| 10/10/25 vs Columbia | 3 |
| 09/20/25 @ Fort Bend Willowridge | 3 |
| 10/17/25 @ La Marque | 1 |
| 10/03/25 @ Sweeny | 1 |
Tyler Gilmore had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 157 yards and four TDs on only eight carries. Royal is 2-1 when Gilmore posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Emory Oliver, who rushed for 68 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Royal's run defense was locked in: Harmony School of Innovation could only muster 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Terry Colquitt for the heroic effort on defense: he. Royal's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.48 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 9.17 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wharton challenged Harmony School of Innovation on Friday. The Tigers took their contest with ease, bagging a 74-0 win over the Wildcats. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 36 points or more this season.
Royal better focus on containing Brandon Sims Jr and Ja'Keon Jackson as the pair were huge in Wharton's win. Sims Jr rushed for 145 yards and three scores on only eight carries, while Jackson threw for 169 yards and four TDs while completing 85.7% of his passes. Sims Jr's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another big playmaker for Wharton was Javien Smith, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Wharton, racking up 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Smith, who ran a punt back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a kickoff return touchdown from Sims Jr.
The victory made it two in a row for Wharton and bumps their season record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. As for Royal, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-5.
Royal beat Wharton 38-30 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jackson, who rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 93 yards and three TDs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Falcons still be able to contain Jackson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
