Wesson entered their match against Jefferson County on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wesson Cobras fell 46-34 to the Jefferson County Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Cobras in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Damarion Smith and Deshawn Smith certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Damarion picked up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Deshawn gained 142 total yards and three touchdowns. Damarion was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 53 yards.
Royale Shelvy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Jefferson County, rushing for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Those 238 rushing yards gave Shelvy a new career-high. 86 of Shelvy's passing yards were hauled in by Jaylin Brown, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Wesson's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Jefferson County, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Wesson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jefferson County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hazlehurst at 7:00 p.m. Jefferson County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.3 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
